Paul Merson warns the Spurs before the clashes between Chelsea and Crystal Palace

Paul Merson thinks Tottenham was injured at the wrong time before two clashes in cup in the coming days.

Mauricio Pochettino's men will face Chelsea in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final game tonight (Thursday), leading 1-0 from the first leg, before heading to Selhurst Park to face Crystal Palace at of the fourth round of the FA Cup Sunday.

But the Spurs will not have the injured duo, Harry Kane and Dele Alli, as well as Heung-min Son, currently absent with South Korea at the Asian Cup.

And Merson issued a stern warning that he thought the absence of key men could affect Tottenham's hopes for silverware this season, while he insisted on The importance of the next two games.

"It could be another season without a trophy [for Spurs] Come on Sunday, "said the former Arsenal man on Sky Sports' The Debate show.

"It can happen as fast.

"I think these two games are huge for them, really."

"They will not win the Premier League and I would be shocked to win the Champions League, so these are the two trophies they should win.

"If I were a fan of Tottenham, I would like to win one.

"The injuries did not come at the right time, they have good matches in the league and they could get some good results, but if they lose on Thursday, that's another missing trophy that has a chance of winning." .

"The league games are beautiful, but they might not be in all the competitions by Sunday so it would not be good if you're a fan of Tottenham."

The Spurs are currently third in the Premier League, 9 points behind the London leader, seven points ahead of Arsenal, seventh in the standings. There are 15 points left to play against Borussia Dortmund. first leg at Wembley on February 13th.

Kane and Alli should be out until March with injuries to the ankle and hamstring, while the availability of his depends on South Korea's performance in the tournament.

South Korea defeated Bahrain in the last 16 places of the Asian Cup on Tuesday and will face Qatar in the quarter-finals on Friday.

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