Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Fixture Focus - Spurs (20 Oct 2011)



Tottenham Hotspur vs FC Rubin Kazan
(Europa League Group Stage)







Spurs will be playing host to Russian side Rubin Kazan, who like us were in the Champions League last season and deemed to be the toughest opponent in Group A.

Adhering with Redknapp's "policy" for the Europa League (at least for the group stage), a number of injured players and with an away game in Blackburn coming up, the selection for this game would prove a bit of a quandary for him. Likely starters will be the same as per the lineup that faced PAOK and Shamrock Rovers, e.g. Cudicini, Pavlyuchenko, Townsend, Livermore, etc. There is a possibility that we may see the return of Sandro and Lennon if they are fit for the game.

Rubin Kazan entered the competition from the Champions League play-off stage, and they boast an international squad. In front they have Martins, who famously downed Arsenal in last season's League Cup final, and not forgetting Valdez, who in 2009 scored 2 goals (and won) against Barcelona in the Nou Camp. Also, they have a strong defence, especially the partnership between Navas and Bocchetti.

This game will be a cracker for us and the visitors in White Hart Lane.

COYS!!!!!

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