When Tottenham permitted Davinson Sanchez to join Galatasaray in September, they were taking an almighty gamble on squad depth in defence — which backfired horribly in Monday’s 4-1 defeat to Chelsea.
Micky van de Ven suffered a serious-looking hamstring injury and is expected to face a lengthy spell on the sidelines, while his centre-half partner Cristian Romero will miss the next three games, against Wolves (A), Aston Villa (H) and Manchester City (A), after being shown a straight red card.
