You wouldn't bet against anything on the injury front for Tottenham Hotspur. The bug has been utterly relentless, and we can't overlook its significance in a torrid 2025/26 campaign.
I've seen that 'Craig Mitch' bloke offer his opinion on social media, saying that perhaps the worst injury crisis the Premier League's ever seen cannot be used as an "excuse" for our potential relegation.
Craig's wide of the mark, unfortunately. Sure, Tottenham should be bulletproof from succumbing to such a fate, given the club's financial might, and there are plenty of contributing factors to our demise, many of which are self-inflicted, but to ignore an almost laughable streak of key injuries for contextual means is just odd.
Being contrarian doesn't make you look smarter than the average Spurs supporter, pal.
Anyway, after we learned the devastating extent of Xavi Simons' knee injury on Sunday night, rumours started to emerge among supposed club insiders regarding a potential hamstring issue for Randal Kolo Muani.
As I said, nothing would surprise us at this point.
Kolo Muani's hamstring injury reports 'wide of the mark'
Kolo Muani, putting it bluntly, has been pretty terrible in N17. For much of his loan spell, the Frenchman has manifested the air of someone who's not particularly bothered about the short-term fate of the club.
However, we've seen a new side to Kolo Muani in recent weeks. After the Sunderland defeat, he was bullish in his support for those crestfallen around him, picking them up and attempting to raise spirits. Clips also emerged of Kolo Muani's support on the bench after his half-time withdrawal during Saturday's long-awaited Premier League win at Molineux.
Roberto De Zerbi has spoken about how he's trying to get the best out of the French international by embarking on a confidence-restoration project that focuses not merely on the struggling loanee but on the broken squad he's inherited. Players have seemingly bought in, and the dwindling pool of talent at the new manager's disposal means guts and spirit will have to get us over the line.
Nevertheless, for a brief period, it appeared as if De Zerbi's attacking options had been trimmed further ahead of Sunday's trip to Aston Villa. Wilson Odobert, Mohammed Kudus, James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski and Xavi Simons are all out injured, while Dominic Solanke was forced off at the weekend. Kolo Muani's rumoured hamstring injury was set to keep him out for three weeks, according to @szyexcl on X, who's been pretty reliable with his reports in recent months.
However, the reputable Alasdair Gold has since confirmed that the aforementioned Kolo Muani reports are "wide of the mark". There's no injury to worry about. Perhaps the club were seeking out another mole.
As poor as Kolo Muani's been, we can nonetheless breathe a sigh of relief. Some of the predicted XI's I saw for Villa Park were pretty horrid. Admittedly, they're not that much better with the Frenchman included, but mere bodies are important for De Zerbi at this stage.
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