Shakhtar Donetsk vs Spurs (Round of 32, 1st Leg)
Spurs will face a crucial spell of games in the next 10 days starting with the 1st leg of their Round of 32 UEFA Cup matches this Thursday morning in the Ukraine. They then fly back to play at Hull on Monday and then back to the Lane for the 2nd leg against Shakhtar Donetsk on Thursday. Then comes the Carling Cup final against a formidable Manchester United over the weekend at Wembley.
With these matches in mind, Redknapp faces a tremendous squad selection headache, trying on one hand to rest key players and picking from players that are not injured or cup-tied. Our strike options against Shakhtar, for example, are severely limited with Bent and Campbell as the only 2 choices. With one eye on EPL survival and the other eye on the Carling Cup, I will not be surprised if key players are reserved for these 2 games, which then means that we take a "come what may" attitude in the UEFA Cup matches.
Although Shakhtar are still in their mid-season winter break, I do not see us winning this leg. They are after all in the UEFA Cup competition because they dropped out of the Champions League competition. But if Spurs play with an intensity like they did against the Gooners a fortnight ago, a draw would be a great result quite honestly.
COYS!!!
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