Source: Team_Talk
Modric is latest worry for Redknapp
Playmaker Luka Modric could be another long-term injury victim for Tottenham after suffering a knock to the leg in the 1-1 draw at West Brom.[LNB] The Croatian opened the scoring in Saturday's Premier League clash at The Hawthorns but then limped out of the action after 32 minutes after injuring himself when making a challenge on Albion defender Gonzalo Jara.[LNB]Modric left the ground on crutches and is to undergo a scan after suffering a blow on the same bone which was broken last season and sidelined him for several months.[LNB]Spurs boss Harry Redknapp is already resigned to being without Jermain Defoe and Michael Dawson for lengthy spells after being injured on England duty.[LNB]It was not the news Redknapp was hoping for before Tuesday's Champions League clash away to Werder Bremen.[LNB]Redknapp said: "He is going for a scan but he broke the bone in his leg last year against Birmingham and he got a kick on the same spot today.[LNB]"He is in a lot of pain today. It doesn't look great.[LNB]"We will wait and see what the scan says but it certainly doesn't look very good.[LNB]"We don't know yet if the leg is broken again. If he has got another break, you are talking months again.[LNB]"I am just hoping it is good news for a change. Defoe has had the ankle operation and he is out for 12 weeks and Dawson is another one."[LNB]Redknapp was pleased with Rafael van der Vaart's debut following his £8 million move from Real Madrid.[LNB]He said: "In the first half we had so much possession and looked very comfortable. The goal just before half-time brought them back into the game.[LNB]"Credit to them, they got stronger as the game went on. I thought we tired.[LNB]"Van der Vaart ran out of steam. I thought he was different class in the first half.[LNB]"Modric and Van der Vaart playing together is going to be clever and you'd think Defoe would feed off them in the long term."[LNB]Baggies boss Roberto Di Matteo was full of praise for the way his side battled back to win a point via Chris Brunt's 50th league goal.[LNB]He said: "At this moment, we are disappointed not to have won the game given the chances we created in the second half.[LNB]"But after a good night's sleep, we will wake up and take the point because Spurs are a fantastic team.[LNB]"We need to take courage from the last performances and try and build on them."
