Van de Ven and Vicario back in training
Tottenham defender Micky Van de Ven and goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario both took part in training on Wednesday before Spurs' Europa League game against Elfsborg.Van de Ven last featured on 8 December against Chelsea, but was substituted with a hamstring problem that had previously kept him on the sidelines for five weeks.Vicario has not played since Spurs' 4-0 victory at Manchester City on 23 November.Tottenham are sixth in the Europa League group-phase table and a win on Thursday would guarantee their place in the last 16.
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