Tottenham’s stadium problems aren’t going away anytime soon and the club has just been rocked by another blow after having to play home games at Wembley.
The latest problem to hit Tottenham has come in the form of a UEFA inspection to make sure the Wembley pitch is safe to stage the Champions League clash against PSV next week.
Lyall Thomas from Sky Sports shared the news on Twitter and stated that the break between the Man City game and the PSV clash next week is not ideal for the Wembley pitch to recover.
UEFA have concerns over the surface and will now inspect the pitch, which is not set to be relaid.
UEFA released a stament saying, “UEFA is closely monitoring the situation at the Wembley Stadium and working together with the club, the Football Association and the management of the stadium, to guarantee safe playing conditions for the upcoming UEFA Champions League match.”
#Tottenham’s next home game coming in just seven days not ideal for Wembley pitch to recover, so issues could continue v #PSV #thfc https://t.co/F5Nwnf0SMx
— Lyall Thomas (@SkySportsLyall) October 30, 2018
Interesting development: UEFA say they will inspect Wembley pitch before #PSV with concerns over the surface #thfc https://t.co/IZPRjfXynN
— Lyall Thomas (@SkySportsLyall) October 31, 2018
As we reported yesterday, the pitch is not due to be relaid and Wembley ground staff has originally intended for 18-day break after NFL but new Spurs fixtures into schedule have prevented that.
— Lyall Thomas (@SkySportsLyall) October 31, 2018
OPINION
This isn’t good news for Tottenham at all. They should have been in their new stadium by now but delays are now looking like the new ground won’t open until next year. That’s had a knock-on effect of huge stresses on the Wembley surface, which should have had 18 days to recover after the NFL clash at the weekend. Instead it had to stage the Tottenham v Man City game just 24 hours later with pundits calling the pitch a “disgrace”. That could have ended up costing Tottenham a point already after Erik Lamela missed a sitter late on in the 1-0 defeat to Man City, with the ball bobbling on the surface. Worse could be to come if UEFA deem the surface not fit to stage the Champions League game. We’re not sure what would happen if that was the case but it would have huge ramifications for Tottenham. The new stadium is one big colossal headache now and it’s threatening to derail their season. It could have cost them a point, it’s definitely cost them a lot of money, and that might not be the end of it yet.