Tottenham Hotspur did not start the international break as they had intended. But there is some good news: they should be a reasonably fit group when they get out the other side. Micky van de Ven and Manor Solomon should return for the match against Luton Town on Saturday, March 30.

This accounts for half of the team’s injured players, with Fraser Forster and Ryan Sessegnon making up the other half.

Having a nearly fully healthy team will be extremely beneficial, and facing a lower-table side like Luton should offer them a good opportunity of securing a win and thereby shaking off that nasty loss last Saturday.

Team Captain Heung-Min Son said all the right things when he criticised his team for their poor performance in the London derby loss to Fulham.

Anyway, let’s take a deeper look at the squad’s fitness levels, beginning with Van de Ven, the league’s fastest player.

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglu stated of the centre defender’s thigh injury on March Ides: “It’s nowhere near as severe as the last one.”

“He probably came off at the right time – he’ll miss tomorrow – but with the break, we’re pretty confident he won’t miss too much more.”

Shifting gears to Solomon, based on the predicted schedule for his knee injury recuperation and return, he should be in competition in a few weeks.

Of course, he may just be eased back into it, so don’t expect him to go the full 90 straight away. Fraser Forster is out until the end of next month with a fractured foot, and Ryan Sessegnon is out for the season with a thigh injury.