Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Fixture Focus–Spurs (Champions League, 9 March 2011)

Tottenham Hotspur vs A.C Milan   

The round of 16 is only at half time for both teams.  Spurs hold a slender but important 1 goal advantage in this tie.  And now the boys will need to complete the job by drawing or winning out at the Lane.

AC Milan will not have the services of Gennaro Gattuso as he is suspended after the head butting incident with Joe Jordan.  First choice midfielders midfielders Andrea Pirlo and Massimo Ambrosini are also not available.  Yet confidence is high as they came off a 1-0 victory over Juventus to stay 5 points clear at the top of Serie A.

Spurs should have Rafael van der Vaart and Gareth Bale back after injuries and Kaboul could be available as well.  But after Wolves exposed the defensive frailties over the weekend, we can only hope that we will do much better against an all out attack from Milan.  That said, we have been solid at home against Europe’s best and I am counting on that trend to continue.  Proceeding to the Round of 8 would be absolutely wonderful.

COYS!!!

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