Harry Redknapp fears Tottenham will suffer the kind of mauling England endured at the hands of Germany if he goes gung-ho in his side’s Champions League Group A opener at Werder Bremen tomorrow night.

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Tottenham’s injury problems have eased ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League play-off round second leg against Young Boys.

Tottenham have a major injury crisis for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League game at Stoke, with manager Harry Redknapp admitting he is struggling to fill his bench.

TOTTENHAM survived a humiliating first half-hour of Champions League football last night as Sebastien Bassong and Roman Pavyluchenko turned their play-off round tie against Young Boys on its head.

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Harry Redknapp tonight insisted it would be “a waste” if Craig Bellamy was to join Cardiff.

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp admitted he is haunted by the fear of relegation after his misfiring side scraped into the Carling Cup final, despite losing 3-2 at Burnley last night.

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp watched his side scrape through to the Carling Cup final and admitted: “It was almost the most embarrassing night of my career.”

Jermain Defoe is set to feature against Wigan on Sunday after completing his move back to Tottenham from Portsmouth.

PORTSMOUTH chief executive Peter Storrie admits drawing Italian giants AC Milan in Europe is a “dream come true” for the club.