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Mousa Dembele limped out of Tottenham’s 2-2 draw with Wigan Athletic at the weekend, sighting a muscle injury. Today, Andre Villas-Boas announced that he could be fit for the weekend’s clash with Southampton, which would be a massive boost for his team.
He’s been one of Tottenham’s star performers this season. The powerful yet skillful midfielder has illustrated his ability to distribute passes, make ball-winning challenges and effortlessly glide past players.
Every game for Tottenham is now a must-win. The Spurs face a good footballing team in Southampton — a team who likes to play the ball quickly, and have players who pose a threat from various areas of the field.
Southampton, the club which are responsible for bringing through Tottenham’s superstar Gareth Bale, looks more than likely to avoid relegation this season, demonstrating what a great season they’ve had in their first year back in the top flight.
Dembele will be effective if he plays to his potential in the game — if he’s fit anyway. He will find space in midfield and stimulate Tottenham’s attack with his frequent cutting passes.
Tottenham currently sits in fifth place, two points behind Arsenal and three behind Chelsea in the Premier League, but with a game in hand on their North London rivals in fourth. Tottenham still have to play Chelsea, a game which is a potential Champions League-decider, but the Spurs will first have to dispatch Southampton, which won’t be easy.
Gareth Bale is bound to be buzzing for the game. As he’s just been crowned Player’s Player of the year, Young Player of the Year and the Football Writer’s Player of the Year (only the second player to ever do this after Cristiano Ronaldo in 2007), he’ll be happy to be playing his former employers.
