Ange Postecoglou has stressed Tottenham cannot ... kept on the bench due to the poor surface in Alkmaar. Meanwhile, Dominic Solanke could feature against his former club despite a painful blow ...

Injured Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven has sent a message to his teammate Dominic Solanke after the 2-2 draw with Bournemouth.

However, he lasted just 20 minutes, limping off the field, replaced by Dane Scarlett in injury time of the 1-0 loss. The injury came after a collision with AZ goalkeeper Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro, with Solanke jumping for a header and coming off badly from the impact with the stopper.

A former Tottenham player was outraged at the treatment of Dominic Solanke as the England striker went off re-injured against AZ Alkmaar.

“We’ll analyse it and have a look at the areas where we struggled with, but it’s fair to say it was nowhere near the level it needed to be,” Postecoglou said. “It wasn’t great from us ...