JerusalemMan
Chris Perry
Unless a player on this tour picks up an injury that lasts for months, that's a pretty daft point to make.
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Spurs post-season friendly Melbourne, Australia
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Mikey10
Jimmy Neighbour
I’d argue not.
Lots of injuries are cumulative; if muscles aren’t given time to rest and recover then they are more prone to injury at any given time. An injury might not occur on Wednesday; but it may well occur in a Euros training camp or game.
We are flying exhausted players to the other side of the world for a meaningless game, returning a lot of them just in time to meet up with their international squads.
Any good sports scientist would say it’s not a good idea. Interesting that we are playing Saudi Sportswashing Machine, just about the only PL team with an injury record to rival ours this season.
glorygloryeze
Tom Huddlestone
Actually, why are we doing this now instead of as part of pre-season?
greatwhitenorf
Edgar Davids
Money.
SteveAWOL
Chris Jones
Baleforce
Arthur Rowe
Surely we could get more in Europe or Saudi.
K.D.D.D.D.Soc
Ian Walker
How many European countries would pay to see us play N ewcastle and we couldn't compete with the high quality product the Saudis have in their league.
greatwhitenorf
Edgar Davids
Don't underestimate the 'Ange Factor' in his homeland. We're milking it for all it's worth.
While it's still milkable. Would have likely toured Italy had Conte not turned out to be such a Cunntte.
Mulletperm
Mauricio Taricco
It's amazing the number of kids at my son's football team who are now turning up to training wearing Spurs gear.
Lemonade Money
Les Medley
Misery hunters.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Vicario. Luckily Udogie is injured.
Its Copa America this year too though, so Romero and Bentancur will be playing all through the summer. Luckily Richarlison is injured
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Its about fatigue. Ideally players will have a 6 week clear break before starting pre-season. This nonsense, plus the euros and copa america will squeeze that to about 2.
That causes more injuries through the following season and more form like Son's this spring
Chrissivad
Jermaine Jenas
Depends if they make their squads, but VDV, Dragusin and Porro could all be going as well
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Australia has a population about the same as Scotland and football is its 4th or 5th sport. Its hardly the Korea cash cow.
markysimmo
Johnny nice-tits
VDV is, Holland was announced a while ago
Mulletperm
Mauricio Taricco
Not quite fella...
Scotland: 5.5 million
Australia: 26 million
And with a massive European immigrant population, and an increase in interest in the Premier League, it could prove to be financially beneficial (not that I agree with this daft friendly).
Finney Is Back
Luka Modric
Take GB's comments with a pinch of salt mate.
I agree with you here. Football is very much a growth sport in Australia and targeting a country who have close to half the population of England and decent GDP growth numbers is definitely commercially worthwhile.
Immigration problem must be really bad in Scotland this year.