Xavi Simons handed Tottenham an injury scare over the weekend (Image: Getty)
Xavi Simons has posted a ‘trust the process’ message on his Instagram story after sustaining a potentially serious injury during Tottenham’s victory over Wolves. Simons was stretchered off just after the hour mark at Molineux, with concerns mounting that he may have suffered an ACL injury.
The Netherlands international, who could miss the World Cup should the worst be confirmed, has eased some fears by resharing Spurs’ post-match victory graphic on his Instagram story with the caption, “TTP always [white heart emoji].”
While relegation rivals West Ham also claimed three points, it was nonetheless a crucial win for Spurs. The result has, however, been somewhat overshadowed by two injury setbacks, with Dominic Solanke the other player forced to leave the pitch.
Addressing the injuries, manager Roberto De Zerbi said: “For Xavi it is a problem of his knee. We go to see in the next days. Monday or Tuesday.
“For Solanke it is not a big problem. I don’t know how many games we lose him but I would like to know the situation with Xavi because the knee is always different than the muscular injury.”
On Simons, De Zerbi later added: “He felt pain. Now I spoke to him two, three minutes ago. He feels better than the beginning of the injury.”
De Zerbi will be hoping Simons can play a part in the remaining fixtures, with James Maddison, despite featuring in the last two matchday squads, still not guaranteed to return from his own ACL injury before the season concludes, reports football.london.
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Should Simons indeed be ruled out for the rest of the season, Tottenham could find themselves without a single fit and available attacking midfielder.
When quizzed on how he intends to address any lack of creativity, De Zerbi said: “We can play with Mathys Tel on the left. Kolo Muani on the right. Souza on the right. [Lucas] Bergvall on the left. We have to create.
Xavi Simons was stretchered off during Tottenham’s win over Wolves (Image: Getty)
“I don’t want to change too much (like) three defenders or four defenders, I don’t want to put more confusion on the players, especially this season because they changed a lot of tactical disposition.
“I want to be clear and simple but for your question, we need to stay strong in the head and positive in ourselves.”
Next up for Spurs is a trip to Aston Villa, with Unai Emery’s side also set to face Nottingham Forest in a Europa League semi-final either side of that fixture. Tottenham then welcome Leeds the following weekend.