Thomas Frank now has 10 first-team players out injured in a huge injury crisis for Tottenham
Archie Gray is set for a spell on the sidelines, becoming the 10th first-team player out injured for Tottenham manager Thomas Frank.
The former Leeds midfielder, 19, was in contention to start in Wednesday night’s Carabao Cup clash with Newcastle at St James’ Park. But it’s understood the versatile youngster has picked up an injury in training and will play no part in the clash.
There has been no confirmation on the severity of the issue, although reports have suggested that the highly-regarded star could be out for around a month after hurting his calf.
It is a huge blow for Gray, who could have started in his preferred midfield role on Wednesday night. He was used in defence under Ange Postecoglou last season and Frank has relied on his versatility too.
The setback means Frank is now with 10 first-team players. Cristian Romero, Destiny Udogie, Ben Davies, Radu Dragusin, Kota Takai, Yves Bissouma, Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison and Dominic Solanke are all currently unavailable for Spurs.
Meanwhile, Frank wants Tottenham to go all the way in the Carabao Cup this season, but questioned why the semi-finals were still two-legged.
Spurs travel to holders Newcastle in the fourth round on Wednesday, eager to stay on track for more silverware after they ended a 17-year drought with Europa League success in May under Frank’s predecessor Postecoglou.
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Tottenham played 60 matches in the 2024-25 campaign and the midweek trip to St James’ Park will be the club’s 15th of this season, which has led Frank to suggest a change-up for a domestic competition often under scrutiny amid an ever-growing football calendar.
“By the way, one thing I’ve been thinking about is that there should only be one semi-final,” Frank said.
“I think two reasons. For the smaller clubs, if you want to beat a bigger club, it’s much much easier to play only one game, so we really want someone to break out and it’s not the same boring same teams winning – of course except from Spurs!
“Then we need to skip one semi-final for everyone else that plays so many games. It should only be one.
“If it’s about money, then someone needs to fix it. If it’s Premier League paying money to EFL (English Football League), because as far as I understand it, it’s because of that. So someone has to fix it. It should be very, very easy.”
