Craig Bellamy's call provided crucial reassurance to Robbie Savage during a tough losing streak, reminding him of his fighting spirit as a player and encouraging him to apply that in management.
Just to clarify things. I'm limping because I had a small intervention in the knee two weeks ago. Went in and took out what was not supposed to be there. Knee is great now. Thanks for all the support.
Ancelotti has consistently maintained that Neymar will be in contention if he is fully fit, but the attacker was excluded from Brazil's squad for last month's warm-up matches against France and Croatia.
Tottenham are facing another injury concern after Lucas Bergvall suffered a high ankle sprain that is set to rule him out for at least a month, adding to an already lengthy list of absentees in Thomas Frank's squad. The club are continuing to assess the extent of the problem in order to establish a clearer recovery timeframe. Bergvall was forced off after 62 minutes of Tuesday night's Champions League win over Borussia Dortmund following a heavy challenge,
Speaking ahead of Tuesday's Premier League clash against Newcastle United, Frank revealed that the Italian left-back suffered a hamstring injury that will keep him out of action for at least a month. The injury occurred during Tottenham's disappointing 2-0 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford last Saturday. Udogie pulled up early in the second half and was forced to limp off the pitch in the 55th minute, replaced by January signing Souza.
Porro last played during the 2-2 draw at Burnley, where the Spain international was deployed as a right-wing back in Frank's 3-5-2 system at Turf Moor. He then didn't feature against Frankfurt in the UEFA Champions League in midweek, as Spurs won 2-0, thanks to goals from Randal Kolo-Muani and Dominic Solanke. As confirmed by a club statement earlier this week, Porro is set to be out of action for at least four weeks.