Simons gave Spurs 'a bit of a spark' this season - Beckford
[Getty Images] Former Premier League striker Jermaine Beckford says Xavi Simons has been one of two "standout performers" in Tottenham's squad this season, despite the club currently sitting two points off of Premier League safety with four games to go. However, after being carried off on a stretcher in the second half of Spurs' 1-0 win at Wolves on Saturday, the attacking midfielder has since been ruled out for the rest of this campaign with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament. "He has given Tottenham a bit of a spark this season," Beckford told BBC Radio 5 Live breakfast.
"The club hasn't had many players who have looked like they have something to genuinely offer or who could be proud of leaving everything on the line week in week out this season. "He was a bit of a slow burner at first, but he has been one of two standout performers for me this season along with Archie Gray. "{ACL] is such a difficult injury to come back from.
It is a bad one. "The recovery period is between seven and nine months, if you're able to do your rehab properly, but he does have youth on his side and he should be able to recover fully. "However, it will take him a bit of time to catch up with the pace and trust his own body again.
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