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If there's one thing that frustrates managers more than most things, it's injuries and the amount of time it takes for their players to recover.

Tottenham Hotspur is no different and there's always been this perception from the fans that recovery times at the north London club seem to extend in their timeframe after their initial diagnosis.

Knocks and twinges become month-long absences and some problems become worse and worse, as poor Erik Lamela knows well with his 13-month absence with hip problems that took him to Italy and various treatments before eventually requiring surgery on both of his hips.

No doubt all football clubs struggle with getting recovery times spot on, and complications will always arise, but Spurs certainly seem to have had more than their share of bad luck with injuries, particularly when it comes to new signings.

Take the summer signings of 2019 for example. Giovani Lo Celso picked up a hip injury on his first international break just weeks after joining the club and struggled with numerous injury problems in the subsequent years.

Ryan Sessegnon arrived with a serious hamstring injury and has had problems with them since, although, fingers crossed, he's now getting a run of games under his belt.

Tanguy Ndombele would also pick up little niggling problems that