Conte’s departure brings ‘hope’…but new season on the table
Since joining Tottenham Hotspur, it’s been a struggle. He was sent out on loan because he wasn’t guaranteed game time, and just when he thought he was ready for a new season under a new manager, he underwent surgery that will keep him out of the lineup for a while. This is the story of Brian Hill (22).
“Hill recently underwent groin surgery and is expected to miss the start of the new season,” the UK’s The Athletic, Planet Sport, Tribal Football, and other outlets reported on Thursday (April 4), “hoping to impress new manager Enze Postecoglou, 57, but his plans have been ‘shattered’.”
It’s fair to say that Hill’s career has gone downhill since he joined Tottenham in the summer of 2021. There have even been calls for him to return to his native Spain for good.스포츠토토
When he actually joined Tottenham, he was highly touted as an extremely talented striker, but he was completely pushed out of the starting lineup and never really got a chance. Part of this was due to the fact that he had stiff competition in the form of Son Heung-min (31), but mostly it was due to the fact that former manager Antonio Conte (54) kept him on the sidelines for tactical reasons.
Ultimately, not being given a chance at the peak of his development, Hill went on loan to Valencia in the January transfer window last year, and then to ‘home team’ Sevilla in the January transfer window. As a result, he played just 31 games (12 starts) in his two seasons at Spurs. His average playing time is just 34.4 minutes. He only has two assists to his name. He’s practically a forgotten man.
But with Conte’s departure ahead of the new season and the competition for places entering a new phase under Postecoglou, who was sacked by Conte, who had largely shunned him, Hill had hopes of a fresh start. For him, there was renewed hope. However, his nagging groin injury recurred and he underwent surgery, leaving him frustrated and disheartened for a while.
“Hill has been dealing with discomfort for the past few months and recently underwent groin surgery to address the issue,” said Tribal Football, “The recovery period is expected to be around two months. He is expected to be back on the field by November.”
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