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This is an archive article published on October 20, 2010

Tottenham all set for Inter mission

Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp will have a simple team talk before Wednesdays Champions League Group.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp will have a simple team talk before Wednesdays Champions League Group A clash at Inter Milan stop Samuel Etoo and the holders can be beaten. The Inter forward has scored 12 goals in 11 competitive games this term,and with fellow strikers Diego Milito and Goran Pandev injured,the Cameroonian has become crucial to Inter after a relatively quiet campaign last season.

He is in great form and its a good thing for us,but the team can score goals in various ways, coach Rafael Benitez told reporters.

Inter president Massimo Moratti,whose team was criticised in the past for relying too heavily on Zlatan Ibrahimovic,is not bothered if Etoo is too important as long as it yields results. When we were Zlatan dependent,we won two league titles,so Im not sorry about the current situation, he said. Inter sold forward Mario Balotelli in the transfer window and made no acquisitions,so the question for them now is what if Etoo has a bad day.

Redknapp has his own problems,with midfielder Rafael van der Vaart,who has made a superb start to his Tottenham career,suspended and defender Ledley King limping off with a groin injury in Saturdays 2-1 win at Fulham in the premier league. William Gallas is set to partner Sebastien Bassong despite not being fully fit. Hes got to play,theres no one else, Redknapp said of Gallas.

Tottenham are looking forward to one of the biggest games in their history following their 4-1 thrashing of Twente Enschede in their last Champions League outing. Inter and Spurs lead Group A on four points from two group games so far.

 

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