Cristian Stellini has praised Fraser Forster as a player and a person and insisted that the coaching staff trust the experienced goalkeeper to do well over the coming weeks.
Tottenham are expected to be without Hugo Lloris for six to eight weeks after tests showed earlier this week that the Frenchman had injured his knee ligaments in the win over Manchester City (Telegraph).
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Injury expert Ben Dinnery even suggested a couple of days ago that the 36-year-old might not be back in action until the start of April (GiveMeSport).
That means that Antonio Conte’s men will have to rely on Forster to take over the gloves in a crucial phase of the season, with the Lilywhites trying to get themselves back into the top four spots and about to embark on the knockout stages of the Champions League.
Stellini said that the coaching staff have no doubts about the 34-year-old’s capabilities, remarking that the former Southampton man has the ideal attributes they want in a goalkeeper.
Tottenham’s assistant head coach told Football.London: “First thing I like Fraser like a man because he is a very good man. His behaviour in this season was perfect.
“Every day he pushes himself to train really hard and with this behaviour, he pushes Hugo to train very hard. He is a great man before a great goalkeeper because we don’t have to forgot we are men before we are player. I like Fraser.
“The difference between Hugo is we start to think physically he (Fraser) is a keeper perfect for the Premier League style, for the type of game we are going to play in the Premier League, he uses both feet when he plays with the ball.
“So, it will be interesting to see him for some weeks to play with us. We trust in him, we completely trust in him.”
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Fraser Forster is as experienced a backup as we can hope to have in a situation like this, with the goalkeeper having played at the highest level, including in the Champions League and for England.
However, if Lloris is expected to be out for two months, Spurs will have to find a backup to Forster from somewhere. I do not think we can afford to rely on Brandon Austin if the 34-year-old also pulls up with an injury or gets sent off.
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