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title: "Tottenham: Ben Dinnery reveals Antonio Conte’s unique stance on injuries"
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published: "2022-09-13T06:05:52Z"
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# Tottenham: Ben Dinnery reveals Antonio Conte’s unique stance on injuries

**Medical expert Ben Dinnery has revealed Antonio Conte’s unique stance on [Tottenham Hotspur](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-news/)’s injuries.**

### **The Lowdown: Conte’s comments**

On Wednesday, Spurs winger [Lucas Moura](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/lucas-moura/leistungsdaten/spieler/77100) missed his team’s Champions League clash against Marseille due to an [inflamed tendon](https://twitter.com/BenDinnery/status/1567155145057734661). Ahead of the match, Conte spoke of the Brazilian’s absence, drawing similarities to his own playing career.

As quoted by [football.london](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/fixtures-results/lucas-moura-tottenham-west-ham-24899804), the Italian claimed: “About Lucas, he has this inflammation in his tendon. I hope to recover him very soon, because for sure when I was a player, I had a lot of pain in my tendon. You know very well tendon inflammation doesn’t finish in only one week, two weeks”.

### **The Latest: Dinnery’s claim**

Dinnery believes that Conte’s own injury experiences will make him much more understanding of his players’ issues, compared with other [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) managers.

Speaking with [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/tottenham-stars-given-psychological-boost-by-antonio-conte-dinnery/), the medical expert claimed: “It certainly helps in understanding the mindset and pressure placed on players to return quickly.

“Those mental feelings around being withdrawn from the squad and not involved with team-building exercises, it helps to understand those.

“Things have moved on a lot since Conte’s playing days. We are also talking about different countries and leagues. With that comes different pressures. But it certainly helps to have an understanding.

“A lot of it comes down to the player and how they deal with the situation. With this, we were only talking about a short-term absence from the side. He won’t be too concerned.”

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### **The Verdict: Relief for Moura**

Tottenham are hard at work preparing for Tuesday night’s [Champions League clash against Sporting Lisbon](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035663--sporting-cp-vs-tottenham/), which will see Lilywhites centre-back Eric Dier take on his boyhood club.

The Portuguese outfit will be coming into the game on a high, having [beaten Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62828416) in a dominant victory last Wednesday.

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As previously mentioned by Conte, Moura will understandably be [unavailable](https://www.premierinjuries.com/teams/tottenham-hotspur) for the fixture due to his inflamed tendon, although he is back on the training pitch fighting to get fit.

To Moura, he has his manager’s sympathies – much to his relief.