This weekend the big five leagues will start again, mid-week there is also the UEFA tournament started, the situation of the international players is also the club's concern. From the official news of the Irish Football Association, two players in the team tested positive for the new crown, the two are Tottenham Hotspur defender Doherty, Stoke City player McLean, which is indeed a big problem for the manager, because this Sunday the league Tottenham Hotspur will be hosting Manchester City, which is a direct meeting of the group of the English Premier League title contenders.
The Irish Football Association said, "In the new crown tests prior to the team's return to Dublin, Doherty and McClean were confirmed positive, with all other members of the team coming back negative." It is worth noting that Ireland have just played their UEFA Nations League match against Wales, which the team lost 0-1. A new crown test is also needed next in the Welsh squad to avoid any surprises for the internationals there as well.
Doherty, 28, is an absolute stud for Spurs and the manager relies heavily on him, and his absence could affect this subsequent battle. In addition 31 year old McClean plays for Stoke City in the Championship and with both players making their debuts, there does seem to be some other pitfalls involved. For all clubs though, hopefully none of the internationals will catch the new crown as there is a minimum of four games to miss.
The Spurs defenders are all starters for their respective national teams and the players in the backline are basically playing full time, so apart from the players infected with the new crown, Regillon, Tobibi, Dyer, Ben Davies and Joe Rhoden will all have fitness issues.
