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Tudor on team news, Kinsky and players choosing to 'cry or fight'

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Tottenham boss Igor Tudor has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Liverpool at Anfield (kick-off 16:30 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

  • On team news and whether Joao Palhinha and Cristian Romero can play after clashing heads in midweek: "No, no. They are out. Micky [van de Ven] is also out. [Yves] Bissouma is out with a muscle [injury]. Conor [Gallagher] has some fever, but probably will be in."
  • He adds there is a "chance" that Palhinha and Romero will be available for the second leg against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.
  • Destiny Udogie will "for sure" be back for their game against Nottingham Forest on Sunday, 22 March.
  • On goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky, who he substituted after 17 minutes in the 5-2 loss in Madrid: "He came back the day after and was very good and positive in training. Nothing else. This is probably the first and last time that this happened in my life and the life of a lot of people."
  • On the situation the club find themselves in: "Tough, for sure. Not just because of the last game but because of the period. Not an easy situation, not easy moment. Big challenge to change things. Like everything in life, you can choose how to see the situation."
  • More on this: "You can cry or you can fight. You can be the victim or you can change something. This is the message I communicated to the players. The bottle is either half empty or half full. Nothing is full here, there are a lot of empty things. Difficult moments don't last forever. I believe the players who take this as an opportunity, who stand up with the courage to change these things, will become better people and players afterwards. It is about all of us."
  • On Archie Gray: "He needs to change his position every game he plays. Four games here, four different positions. He is an amazing player but that means something is wrong. Beautiful guy, beautiful player. He has my big respect."
  • On if he is the best man for the job: "It is not a topic I am thinking about."

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