Tottenham fans have been left fearing another food poisoning nightmare 16 years after their Champions League hopes were dashed by a bizarre illness that ravaged their playing squad.
Spurs missed out on Europe's premier competition at the hands of bitter rivals Arsenal on the final day of the 2005/06 Premier League season after as many as 10 players fell ill overnight ahead of their 2-1 defeat against West Ham.
With Antonio Conte's men again contesting a top-four spot against the Gunners, the manager described an eerily similar situation before their clash against Burnley that has hit four of his playing squad including first-team regular Dejan Kulusevski.
Conte told BT Sport ahead of the game. "Honestly there was a problem because yesterday Kulusevski didn't do the training session, he was sick with a stomach problem. "He was not the only player to have this, maybe a virus came around into the team."Yesterday four players but it is ok.
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