Defoe out for six weeks

[Shaggy]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/8984574.stm

[-V-]

Lets see how spurs cope now with their additional champions league campaign.

[Craig_H]

To be honest, a lot depends on their fixtures for that period and, having checked them out, i dont think it'll be too damaging for them:

Saturday, 11 September 2010
Barclays Premier League
West Brom v Tottenham, 15:00

Tuesday, 14 September 2010
Uefa Champions League
Werder Bremen v Tottenham, GpA, 19:45

Saturday, 18 September 2010
Barclays Premier League
Tottenham v Wolverhampton, 15:00

Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Carling Cup
Tottenham v Arsenal, R3, 19:45

Saturday, 25 September 2010
Barclays Premier League
West Ham v Tottenham, 15:00

Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Uefa Champions League
Tottenham v FC Twente, GpA, 19:45

Saturday, 2 October 2010
Barclays Premier League
Tottenham v Aston Villa, 15:00

Saturday, 16 October 2010
Barclays Premier League
Fulham v Tottenham, 15:00

Wednesday, 20 October 2010
Uefa Champions League
Inter Milan v Tottenham, GpA, 19:45

Saturday, 23 October 2010
Barclays Premier League
Tottenham v Everton, 12:45

Saturday, 30 October 2010
Barclays Premier League
Man Utd v Tottenham, 17:30

He'll potentially be back by 23rd October, for the home game against Everton - if not, certainly by the 30th for their visit to Old Trafford. The league games he'll miss are pretty straightforward. Having said that, so was Wigan at home.

His absence will surely cost them in the CL though.

[Baracus]

I think they'll do just fine Pav will save them like he did towards the end of last season. We should be more concerned about our lack of depth

[Craig_H]

Tottenham have confirmed Jermain Defoe had been ruled out for "around three months" after undergoing surgery on torn ankle ligaments.

Spurs' fears over the injury the striker suffered in England's European Championship qualifier in Switzerland on Tuesday night were confirmed following consultation with a specialist on Thursday.

It means the 27-year-old could miss all of his club's Champions League group matches, as well as two England internationals.

A statement on Spurs' official website read: "Following a review by an ankle specialist, Jermain Defoe underwent surgery to repair torn ligaments in his right ankle yesterday evening.

"The striker was forced off with the injury during England's European Championship qualifier in Switzerland on Tuesday and has been ruled out of action for around three months."

http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_6367682,00.html

[Craig_H]

http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/defoe-update-100910.html