Under Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham Hotspur were used to having half their squad injured with his demanding style that involved running players into the ground, and while you could say that all that running has caught up to the players and bled into the 2025/26 season, it also simply looks like Spurs are just plain unlucky on the injury front.
James Maddison, Dominic Solanke, and Dejan Kulusevski are the three major players with significant injuries that have been reaggravated or were already existing in the 2024/25 under Big Ange, and so many more players have been added to the injured list in the last several weeks so far in the 2025/26 campaign.
And now Tottenham have yet another key player to add to their injured list as they stare down another gauntlet of games, having just come off a horrid 1-0 loss to rivals Chelsea in a match that could have easily been an even bigger blowout.
According to Spurs manager Thomas Frank, via The Spurs Express, young star center midfielder Lucas Bergvall did indeed suffer a concussion against Chelsea. The consequence of that brain injury is that Bergvall will now have to miss the subsequent two games for Tottenham, which will include Tuesday night's Champions League encounter with Copenhagen and then this weekend's Premier League battle with their former Europa League Final opponents Manchester United.
Tottenham have huge problems in midfield
Although Bergvall hasn't been a regular starter under Frank, only a fool would deny the Swedish international's importance to Spurs. They may not have won that aforementioned Europa League title without the teenage sensation, as Bergvall is one of the best young midfielders on this planet and honestly should be playing a lot more than he is this season.
Hopefully, Bergvall can be back for Spurs in time for the even bigger upcoming games against North London rivals Arsenal and old UEFA Super Cup foes - and reigning Champions League winners - PSG in their toughest Champions League matchup to date.
In the meantime, Spurs supporters are simply hoping that Thomas Frank doesn't keep starting the duo of Rodrigo Bentancur and Joao Palhinha together, especially against a team like Copenhagen where more attacking verve will be needed. Spurs midifeld has been a huge problem again this season even under Frank and even with better personnel, and so this two-game absence for Bergvall doesn't help matters at all with Archie Gray already out injured to thin out the depth further.