Maddison, Son, Bissouma were not benched due to illness – Postecoglou reveals

Ange Postecoglou explains why he left the likes of Yves Bissouma, Heung-min Son and James Maddison out of the starting eleven against Newcastle.

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Severely depleted Spurs side battled hard against Newcastle

Tottenham were already missing several key men due to injuries and suspensions. To make matters worse, a bug running through the squad put even more strain on the squad ahead of their showdown with Newcastle.

As a result, Postecoglou fielded an extremely depleted side...