Ange Postecoglou has a point – the injuries of Tottenham have hit them more than every Prem Club.
And the crisis of Spurs is statistically 25 percent worse than every top of the top that competes in Europe this season.
In total they have had 213 absences about their 39 games, which is no less than 44 more than the next most bad hit – North -London Rivals Arsenal.
Those figures make a backup of Aussie boss Postecoglou, who after Sunday's 2-1 FA Cup defeat in Aston Villa claimed that critics do not invoice in the paralyzing effect of injuries in the fault of the bad form of spurs.
Undervuur Postecoglou was without eleven stars of the first team for the fourth round draw in Villa Park.
It is remarkable that that was the fifth game this season, the absent list due to injury or illness has hit double digits.
All those have come since mid -January and have largely excluded crucial men, including keeper Guglielmo Vicario, defenders Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie, as well as Brennan Johnson and Dominic Solanke.
Spurs did not have one match this period without a player being missing due to injury or illness, but the crisis has been recorded in the past two months.
Since the draw of December 12 at Rangers at Rangers, Spurs has not left any luminaire without less than six players.
They have plummeted until the 14th in the Prem and are now from both domestic cups, with the Villa defeat after last week's semi-final exit last week of last week.
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Postecoglou broke in Villa Park: “There must be a better appreciation for what a very small group of players has done over the past two and a half months.”
And he claimed that the criticism was “agenda-driven” to get him the pocket.
Postecoglou said that no other club with the same amount of injuries has had to do – and the statistics support him.
From English parties that compete in Europe, Spurs have had 213 absent due to illness and injury.
For comparison: Arsenal has 169, Manchester City 158, Manchester United 157, Liverpool 100, Aston Villa 97 and Chelsea only 79.
It is not only the amount of absent, but also missing the individuals.
Back-up full-backs Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kieran Tierney are good for 55 of the Arsenal total of 169-more than 30 percent. Nevertheless, first-choice center backs of the Ven and Romero 52 from Spurs' 213 are.
Frustrated fans point out the fact that both Romero and Van de Ven started defeats in the competition to Arsenal, Brighton, Chelsea and Crystal Palace.
Although many also suspect that the intense training methods of Postecoglou contribute to the large number of muscle injuries, which also happened in his previous clubs.
But sessions have been extremely light in recent months because of the relentless schedule.
The ex-Celtic boss said last week: “I know people are watching our training, but I guarantee that we have hardly trained in the past four months.
“We look at our processes, but the wiser to do is stay calm, investigate well and ensure that we make the right decisions.”
It is crucial that Spurs chairman Daniel Levy incorporates in the injury crisis when analyzing the alarming form.
There seems to be light at the end of the tunnel with some players who are very close to a return.
Then the pressure will really be on postecoglou without an injury apologies, legitimate as they are, to fall back.
After all, he was who unnecessarily raised the Ante by explaining in September that he “always wins things” in his second year “in a job.
To do that, he will have to go completely in the Europa League, which represents the last shot of Spurs on salvation.
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