Tottenham coach Mauricio Pochettino is worried that the crowded fixture list is ruining the love lives of his players.
Pochettino admits a lack of energy is preventing his players from scoring on the pitch.
And he reckons a busy season on the back of the summer’s World Cup is leaving them no time to score off it either.
Ahead of his side’s London derby with Chelsea at Wembley tomorrow night, he said: “Today we are in a period where the technology and the knowledge of sports science and the medical staff are fantastic.
“They can provide the best help — but we are pushing players to the limit. “The line between getting injured or not is so thin. “We don’t realise that we’re playing with the health of the players. They’re human.
“It’s so tough. They are young, they need to enjoy life too. “They need to spend energy with families, kids, girlfriends.
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“And the guys that are not with girlfriends need to try to find one. It’s normal.
“Come on, they are young. We need to be careful.”
Eight of the 12 Spurs stars who appeared at the World Cup have suffered injuries this season.
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