The Luka Modric affair last summer highlighted the difference in wage structures between Spurs and some of our Premiership rivals and while the club has gone on to show the Croatian that he is better off from a playing point of view where he is, that structure may still need to be addressed.

With yesterday's FA Cup tie quickly glossed over and forgotten for the time being, attention has already turned to Sunday's North London derby with news that Tottenham's injury problems are getting much worse.

Yesterday saw the return of last year's match winner Younes Kaboul but that was about the only piece of good news amidst reports that Luka Modric, BAE and Emmanuel Adebayor are all doubts for next Sunday's clash.

It's widely expected that Louis Saha will make his Spurs bow this evening as there are injury doubts concerning Jermain Defoe, Rafael van der Vaart and Emmanuel Adebayor. However, these are only doubts and as we've seen before this season, these worries have a habit of failing to materialise.

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Choirul Huda had one of those games goalkeepers usually reserve for a trip to play the Arsenal.

Newcastle were treated to a five star performance from Spurs as we despatched five goals without reply. The first came after some quick passing between Bale and Ade, the latter sending a cross along the six yard box, Benny unmarked on the far side, steamed in and blasted the ball into the net. 1-0
The second goal came after Krancjar controlled the ball with a neat touch and sent Ade down the wing.

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Essentially this may come down to two players – Emmanuel Adebayor and Louis Saha, both of whom drew praise from manager Harry Redknapp after the game.
"Adebayor and Saha were unplayable in that early period and it set us up," Harry said.

It will certainly solve one injury headache for Harry if Rafael van der Vaart comes back into the squad for Sunday's game against Arsenal and the Dutchman himself has claimed that he is winning his battle to regain full fitness.

VDV has been missing since limping out of the 3-1 win over Wigan at the end of last month but he told the Independent today that he expects to be fit for Sunday.

At the start of the week, Spurs manager Harry Redknapp painted a rather grim picture of injury issues in the Tottenham squad but after Rafael van der Vaart declared his readiness for the Arsenal game on Sunday, Emmanuel Adebayor has also announced that he hopes to be fit to face his former club.

At the start of the week, injury concerns were held over from Sunday's game at Stevenage after Adebayor, Modric and BAE were all late withdrawals. At the time, Harry was concerned for this weekend's match but as the week has progressed, many of the doubts seem to have eased.

Firstly, Rafael van der Vaart announced that he was winning his own fitness race before Ade tweeted that he also expected to return.

From starting the week with something bordering on an injury crisis, Spurs are almost at full strength for tomorrow's clash at the Emirates and that raises plenty of questions about team selection.

Ahead of the game, Harry gave us an update on those returning to full fitness.

"Luka went down with the flu and Adebayor had a knee injury, hopefully they will be okay," said Harry.

When you are up 2-0 in the first half, the last thing you expect is a 5-2 loss, but that's what happened.A 4th minute goal by Saha. A 34th minute pk by Ade. Then it all falls apart.Spurs give up 5 unanswered goals and the missing players prove Spurs undoing. Video: futboll.it
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