Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou has alleviated any fears about Destiny Udogie’s fitness following the 2-0 win at Bournemouth.
The Italian went to ground late in the second half without any contact from an opposition player when he played a pass back to goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario and looked to be in some discomfort on the turf.
After receiving medical attention, the 20-year-old got back to his feet and made his way to the away bench after Postecoglou decided against any risk and replaced him with Ben Davies.
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No injury for Destiny Udogie at Bournemouth
Udogie once again caught the eye with his performance and played a key role in Tottenham’s second goal of the game when he managed to latch onto Heung-min Son’s reverse pass to cut the ball back to Dejan Kulusevski to find the bottom corner of the net.
Postecoglou told Football.London: “I think he just kicked the ground from what I understand. He didn’t want to come off but at that stage the way the rules are at the moment they go off for 30 seconds and I thought it was better putting Benny [Davies] on and keeping the tempo up in the game for us. Just speaking to him now he’s fine.”
James Maddison had put Tottenham ahead in the first half with a neat finish with the victory coming as Postecoglou’s first away win on the road in the English top light.
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When Udogie went down in a heap, many fans would have been left fearing that the Italian Under-21 international had suffered a serious injury. He has started the season in impressive fashion, with his playing style suiting the inverted full-back role that Postecoglou likes to adopt.
At just 20, he has a remarkable future ahead of him and credit must be paid to Fabio Paraciti for unearthing a top talent.
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