Tottenham’s Thursdays night game against Rennes in the Europa Conference League looks to become a talking flashpoint as numerous sources are running with the news that the club has been rocked by an outbreak of Covid. Sky Sports understand that up to six Tottenham first-team players and two members of backroom staff are believed to have tested positive for Covid-19.
According to Press Association Sport’s Jonathan Veal, our game against the in-form Rennes is unlikely to be rejigged, as there is a numeric trigger in place, whereas the Premier League is open to a conversation about the individual, case by case situations.
With the freakish snow-stopped Burnley game still to be rearranged, it might be that Spurs are denied the valuable wriggle room they might so desperately need.
What concerns me, in all this, is the alarming frequency with which some fans are suggesting we should look to get dumped out of the European competition. Maybe the lack of desire within this club doesn’t come from the boardroom, and it is the fanbase which has been holding this side back, all along.