Tottenham vs Leeds: Injury update: Has Daniel Farke recovered from illness, will James Maddison play?
Leeds boss Daniel Farke did not take part in their pre-match conference.
Following West Ham’s defeat against Arsenal, Tottenham take on Leeds tonight (Monday May 11) at White Hart Lane at 8pm. When Spurs boss Roberto De Zerbi was asked about Leeds in their pre-match conference, he said: “Their style is very clear. They have a great organisation on the pitch, with the ball and without the ball. They have a good player, because Calvert-Lewin and Okafor, Tanaka and Ampadu are all very good players not to fight for relegation, but a higher level. The focus is on us, not because we become arrogant, but because we have the quality enough if we play like we know, like we can, to win the game, for sure.”
Daniel Farke did not take part in the pre-match conference for Leeds as he had been taken ill and it was their assistant manager Edmund Riemer who spoke to the media at Thorp Arch. When it came to Gabriel Gudmundsson, Riemer said: “I think, as the manager already mentioned last week, Gabi will be out for this week and then we need to assess him on a daily basis so hopefully he can be with us as soon as possible.
“Then we have got another one with Noah who picked up a calf strain so he will miss the next two games. We are hopeful that he will be available back for the last game.
“He sustained an injury after the FA Cup game in the calf. It was the right calf where he got a contusion. And, in the Burnley game, the left calf.
“So likely will be out the next two games and, as I said, we are hopeful that he will be back for the last game.”
Has Daniel Farke recovered from illness?
In the pre-match conference Edmund Riemer said regarding Daniel Farke that “I am pretty sure he will be alright, yes!.”
Will James Maddison play?
De Zerbi said: “I'm thinking about James Maddison, because I'm watching a top, top player, maybe he's not ready yet to play, but as a physical condition, for the rhythm, for the intensity of the game, we are playing in the Premier League, the most difficult league in terms of intensity and rhythm, but as a player, it's great.”
De Zerbi also spoke about Dominic Solanke and said: “About Solanke, he's improving very quickly, I don't know for this game, I don't know if he can be available, we hope for the next game in Stamford Bridge.”