Medical expert: Tottenham have just dodged ‘absolute disaster’ after Antonio Conte confirmation
The recent illness outbreak at Tottenham could have been an “absolute disaster” if it had not been properly contained.
That is the view of medical expert Ben Dinnery, who runs the Premier Injuries site and has a background in injury and data analysis.
Antonio Conte confirmed that there had been a spate of stomach complaints in the Spurs camp, as quoted by BBC Sport last Friday (20 May).
But the Italian manager claimed that it was the “last of our problems” ahead of the clash against Norwich City the following Sunday.
Spurs ultimately thumped the Canaries 5-0 at Carrow Road and secured Champions League football on the final day of the season.
Dinnery suggests that the outbreak could have been far worse had the North London side not still been using Covid protocols.
“The issue initially came to people’s attention when Dejan Kulusevski was a doubt ahead of the Burnley game,” he told Football Insider’s Adam Williams.
“He eventually returned, but then there was a member of the backroom staff as well.
“You have to look at where this originates from. A real serious outbreak can obviously be a disaster if it is close to a match.
“There are deep cleans and less mixing because Covid protocols will have carried on. Machinery and equipment will be cleaned down in order to minimise the risk.
“There were three or four in this mild outbreak. It could have been worse. The lessons learnt from the pandemic will have stood them in good stead.”
Finance expert Doctor Dan Plumley told this site that Spurs will earn at least £50million in the Champions League next term.
It is the first time they have finished in the top four since 2018-19.
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