Tottenham Hotspur fans held their collective breaths this weekend after news had emerged that midfielder Pape Matar Sarr was withdrawn due to injury minutes into the second half of Senegal\u2019s 2-0 international friendly loss to Brazil on November 15. Sarr reportedly took a heavy hit and then walked off the pitch in some discomfort, leading to speculation that he could be set for a period on the sidelines.<\/p>\n
Considering Spurs are already without Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall withdrew from Sweden\u2019s squad due to complications from his recent concussion, and the continued absence of Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison, Yves Bissouma, and Mohammed Kudus, you\u2019d be forgiven if fans were ready to throw up their hands and find some other sport to pay attention to for a while.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cHe got hit and then he didn\u2019t feel well, so as a precaution he preferred to come off, but I don\u2019t think it\u2019s a big deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The same probably can\u2019t be said for the OTHER player injured in that Brazil-Senegal friendly. Arsenal defender Gabriel was also subbed out with an adductor injury, and it looks like he could be out for a longer spell. Brazil manager Carlo Ancelotti acknowledged the injury, but implied the severity of it might not be known for a while yet.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cBad? I don\u2019t know, he had a problem with his adductor, the medical staff have to check tomorrow. We are really sorry for this, really disappointed. When players have an injury, I hope they can recover well and soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n