Tottenham Hotspur boss Martin Jol has lost Lee Young-Pyo for the season but is hoping to have Ledley King back for Saturday's clash against Arsenal.
Lee, the 29-year-old South Korea full-back, suffered ligament damage to his left knee during the first leg of the UEFA Cup quarter-final to Sevilla and has been ruled out for up to three months after seeing a specialist on Friday.
“It’s a shame for Young-Pyo,” said Jol. “He’s having surgery and will be out for the rest of the season and a big part of May and June as well.
“Hopefully he’ll be back in July for our pre-season preparations but as it stands, he’ll be out for two-and-a-half to three months.”
Lee's injury means Jol will be short on numbers in defence for the remaining five Barclays Premiership games of the season.
Anthony Gardner and Benoit Assou-Ekotto are on the sidelines, while King is just returning from feet problems after more than three months out.
The Spurs skipper played in the second leg against Sevilla, a 2-2 draw which saw the Spanish side win on aggregate, but missed the weekend trip to Wigan Athletic.
Jol, however, insists King's absence at the JJB Stadium was merely a precaution and he could feature against the Gunners at White Hart Lane on Saturday if there is no further reaction.
"I couldn't take a risk with him playing twice in three days because he still had a bit of pain on Thursday," said Jol on official club website www.tottenhamhotspur.com.
"I would have liked him to have played but it was better not to."
Spurs came from behind three times against relegation-haunted Wigan, maintaining their impressive record on the weekends following European games.
They are in the hunt for a top-seven finish which would ensure UEFA Cup football again and full-back Pascal Chimbonda has called for a final push of a gruelling season where Spurs have reached the latter stages of three knockout competitions.
He told the London Evening Standard: "We are all feeling tired. We have worked hard all season and we deserve reward for it, but it finishes on May 13 so there is a lot more hard work to do."
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Tottenham's manager, Martin Jol, has lost Lee Young-pyo for the season but is hoping to have Ledley King back for Saturday's match against Arsenal. Lee, the South Korean full-back, damaged ligaments in his left knee during the first leg of the Uefa Cup quarter-final at Sevilla and is out for up to three months.
"It's a shame," said Jol. "He's having surgery and will be out for the rest of the season and a big part of May and June as well. Hopefully he'll be back in July for our pre-season preparations." Lee's injury means Jol will be short on numbers in defence for the remaining five Barclays Premiership games of the season.
Tottenham boss Martin Jol has lost Lee Young-Pyo for the season but is hoping to have Ledley King back for Saturday's clash against Arsenal.
Lee, the 29-year-old South Korea full-back, suffered ligament damage to his left knee during the first leg of the UEFA Cup quarter-final to Sevilla and has been ruled out for up to three months after seeing a specialist on Friday.
"It's a shame for Young-Pyo," said Jol. "He's having surgery and will be out for the rest of the season and a big part of May and June as well.
"Hopefully he'll be back in July for our pre-season preparations but as it stands, he'll be out for two and a half to three months."
Lee's injury means Jol will be short on numbers in defence for the remaining five Barclays Premiership games of the season.
Anthony Gardner and Benoit Assou-Ekotto are on the sidelines, while King is just returning from feet problems after more than three months out.
The Spurs skipper played in the second leg against Sevilla, a 2-2 draw which saw the Spanish side win on aggregate, but missed the weekend trip to Wigan.
Jol, however, insists King's absence at the JJB Stadium was merely a precaution and he could feature against the Gunners at White Hart Lane on Saturday if there is no further reaction.
"I couldn't take a risk with him playing twice in three days because he still had a bit of pain on Thursday," said Jol on club website www.tottenhamhotspur.com.
"I would have liked him to have played but it was better not to."
Spurs came from behind three times against relegation-haunted Wigan, maintaining their impressive record on the weekends following European games.
They are in the hunt for a top-seven finish which would ensure UEFA Cup football again and full-back Pascal Chimbonda has called for a final push of a gruelling season where Spurs have reached the latter stages of three knockout competitions.
He told the London Evening Standard: "We are all feeling tired. We have worked hard all season and we deserve reward for it, but it finishes on May 13 so there is a lot more hard work to do."
Tottenham full-back Lee Young-Pyo will miss the rest of the season after suffering an injury to his left knee.The 29-year-old South Korea defender picked up the problem during the first leg of the UEFA Cup quarter-final against Sevilla.
"It's a shame for Young-Pyo," said Spurs boss Martin Jol on the club's official website.
"He's having surgery and will be out for the rest of the season and a big part of May and June as well.
"Hopefully he'll be back in July for our pre-season preparations but as it stands, he'll be out for two and a half to three months."
Tottenham boss Martin Jol has lost Lee Young-Pyo for the season but is hoping to have Ledley King back for Saturday's clash against Arsenal.
Lee, the 29-year-old South Korea full-back, suffered ligament damage to his left knee during the first leg of the UEFA Cup quarter-final to Sevilla and has been ruled out for up to three months after seeing a specialist on Friday.
"It's a shame for Young-Pyo," said Jol. "He's having surgery and will be out for the rest of the season and a big part of May and June as well.
"Hopefully he'll be back in July for our pre-season preparations but as it stands, he'll be out for two and a half to three months."
Lee's injury means Jol will be short on numbers in defence for the remaining five Barclays Premiership games of the season.
Anthony Gardner and Benoit Assou-Ekotto are on the sidelines, while King is just returning from feet problems after more than three months out.
The Spurs skipper played in the second leg against Sevilla, a 2-2 draw which saw the Spanish side win on aggregate, but missed the weekend trip to Wigan.
Jol, however, insists King's absence at the JJB Stadium was merely a precaution and he could feature against the Gunners at White Hart Lane on Saturday if there is no further reaction.
"I couldn't take a risk with him playing twice in three days because he still had a bit of pain on Thursday," said Jol on club website www.tottenhamhotspur.com.
"I would have liked him to have played but it was better not to."
Spurs came from behind three times against relegation-haunted Wigan, maintaining their impressive record on the weekends following European games.
They are in the hunt for a top-seven finish which would ensure UEFA Cup football again and full-back Pascal Chimbonda has called for a final push of a gruelling season where Spurs have reached the latter stages of three knockout competitions.
He told the London Evening Standard: "We are all feeling tired. We have worked hard all season and we deserve reward for it, but it finishes on May 13 so there is a lot more hard work to do."
SEOUL, April 11 (Reuters) - South Korean defender Lee Young-pyo could miss the Asian Cup this summer due to a knee injury that ended his season with Tottenham Hotspur, his local management agency told Reuters on Wednesday.
Lee suffered knee ligament damage in Spurs' 2-1 UEFA Cup quarter-final first leg loss against Sevilla last week and will require at least three months of rehabilitation. He may have to undergo surgery depending on the severity of the injury.
"We are anxiously waiting for the team, the hospital and Lee to make a decision," Ryu Taek-hyung at GSEN INC said.
"However, Lee has a very strong desire to compete in the Asian Cup by undergoing rehabilitation treatment to make it in time."
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam are co-hosting the July 7-29 Asian Cup. South Korea are in Group D with Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
Tottenham are anxiously awaiting the results of tests to establish whether they will be without their first-choice left-back, Lee Young-pyo, until the end of the season.
According to reports in South Korea, Lee will be sidelined for at least three months after tearing the outer ligament in his left knee during last Thursday's 2-1 Uefa Cup quarter-final first-leg defeat in Sevilla. Tottenham, though, regard that assessment as premature and are expected to release a statement regarding the extent of Lee's injury today.
No decision has yet been made on whether Lee will require surgery. Any serious injury would come as a big blow to Martin Jol, who has felt short of defensive options, particularly with Ledley King having not played since Boxing Day with foot injuries.
The situation in the run-up to Thursday's Uefa Cup second leg at White Hart Lane is further complicated because Ricardo Rocha is cup-tied, having already played this season in European competition for Benfica.
Jol said last week that he hoped King would return for Thursday's match. That would allow the versatile Pascal Chimbonda to slide across the defence into left-back, with Paul Stalteri at right-back and Michael Dawson partnering King in the centre.
Jol has been short of cover at left-back all season and, during the January transfer window, he was unsuccessful in an attempt to buy Gareth Bale from Southampton in a potential £8m deal.
Tottenham's UEFA Cup hopes have suffered a blow with the news that defender Young-Pyo Lee could miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.
It has been reported in South Korea that the full back tore a ligament in his left knee in the first leg of their quarter-final against Sevilla last week.
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The club have yet to confirm the problem but Lee is sure to be ruled out of the second leg at least, leaving manager Martin Jol with a defensive crisis at White Hart Lane in two days' time.
Jol was forced to play right back Pascal Chimbonda alongside Michael Dawson in central defence last week as Ricardo Rocha is cup-tied in Europe.
He may have to continue with the partnership and, with Lee absent, he could be without an experienced full back.
The Dutchman is hoping captain Ledley King could play in the centre, but it may be a major risk as he has gone nearly four months without playing a game after injuries to both feet.
That leaves youngster Philip Ifil, who has been named in the club's last two squads, to possibly fill in on one of the flanks with Paul Stalteri taking the other.
Tottenham have high hopes of progressing after losing the first leg in Spain 2-1, following an early strike from Robbie Keane.
However, a makeshift back four will make their task more difficult.
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