Alice Sombath, the young defender and Spurs Women’s record signing, just had her debut season in England absolutely derailed, with the club confirming she suffered a ruptured ACL in the North London Derby last weekend.
Gut Punch for Sombath’s Debut Season
This is gut-wrenching. Sombath was stretchered off in her very first league start during that Derby, and now we know the worst. She’ll miss the entire rest of her debut season, and probably won’t be back for next summer’s World Cup either. Yeah, you hear about young players coming back strong from ACLs, but that’s cold comfort right now when Alice has such a brutal road ahead.
The Defense Just Got Thin, Real Thin
And as if that wasn’t bad enough, this is a massive blow for the club’s backline. Her absence leaves us paper-thin at centerback, especially with Clare Hunt still out with no recovery timeline in sight. We’ve got Amanda Nildén and Caitlin Dijkstra who can partner Tōko Koga in the middle, but let’s be real, we’ve seen plenty of evidence that setup doesn’t always click. Alice was supposed to be the answer there, man. She came over from Lyon this summer as our record signing for a reason, highly rated, exactly who the club wanted to solidify that spot. Now? We won’t see her on the pitch until at least next year.
Right now, all we can do is send Alice all our best and wish her immense strength in her recovery. What a devastating start to what should have been a breakout season.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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