''Audere Est Facere''. Daring is doing. Tottenham's latin motto used to sit boldly underneath the cockerel on the team's badge. Even though it has since disappeared as part of a modern commercial revamp of the club's image, its meaning will not be lost on Harry Redknapp and his players tomorrow night at 18:45 GMT when they kick off their third Group A Champions League match in the famous San Siro holders against Internazionale. For a while now since Redknapp replaced Ramos as manager of the North London team, Tottenham's expensively assembled squad has shown derring-do and finally realised the dream of their long-suffering fans: football against the best teams in the world on the biggest club stage in the world. And despite injuries depleting the Spurs squad ahead of the most prestigious game in the club's history, the fans and manager must believe that with a bit of luck and intelligent football a result can be obtained against all odds. Despite making a trip which would have previously overawed a squad with so little experience of Champions League football, especially in the absence of the newly influential Rafael Van der Vaart, a creditable draw in Bremen and an encouraging home victory against Dutch championsFC Twente must surely be taken into consideration. Twente proved last month that taking the game to Internazionale and playing to your own team's strengths, in their case, maximizing the physical attributes of their players from well-worked set pieces, can pay dividends. In the same way, Spurs must ensure that they impose their football and tempo on the game and not concern themselves unduly about how to shackle the obvious threat posed by many of their world-class opponents. How can Tottenham Hotspur win this match? Firstly, Harry Redknapp must pick the right team. That means loading the team with pace for the precious few moments when his team will break out of their half. It means selecting William Gallas and Vedran Corluka in defence and Peter Crouch in attack for their experience at an international level. It means choosing a midfield capable of standing toe-to-toe with Wesley Sneijder and Esteban Cambiasso. Secondly, it will be important for the players to find their touch quickly, retain possession and maintain a fast tempo. If they can shock Inter with a quick goal - as they did to Bremen in Germany - the players' confidence will grow immeasurably. Thirdly, the players must realize that conserving energy is vital in such a game. They will not be used to such a big pitch or such fervour within the stadium. Inevitably, the quality of passing and movement of the Inter players will mean that they will dominate possession. Therefore, Tottenham must show discipline in defence, intelligence in midfield and creativity and movement in attack. Fourthly and finally, the must channel their nerve into positive energy and not fear their opponents. The Inter players and fans will know a weakness when they see one and punish it ruthlessly, as they did against Werder Bremen in the previous round when Samuel Eto'o grabbed a clinical hat-trick. There will be several important man-to-man battles in different areas of the pitch. While none of them alone will decide the outcome of the match, each will have a bearing on how tactics and patterns of play will change throughout the 90 minutes. Notably, Harry Redknapp will look to recent signing William Gallas in defence to stifle the goal threat of Samuel Eto'o, scorer of 16 goals in 14 matches this season for club and country. At the other end of the pitch, Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon will provide relief in the form of width and will look to draw mistakes from full-backs Douglas Maicon and Christian Chivu, neither of whom are traditional full-backs, and provide suitable ammunition for Peter Crouch. In midfield, Tom Huddlestone, Jermaine Jenas and Luka Modric will have to work overtime to get hold of the ball and work it around their opponents. While a Tottenham win is unlikely, there is nothing to lose from this match and all of the expectation and pressure will fall on the home players to deliver a victory which would see them all but guarantee progression into the group stages. Tottenham must use this circumstance to their advantage but will surely come up short of ideas against super striker Eto'o and master tactician Benitez. Injuries and Suspensions Internazionale: Diego Milito Tottenham Hotspur: Michael Dawson, Jermaine Defoe, Ledley King Likely Starting XIs Internazionale (4-2-3-1) Julio Cesar; Maicon, Lucio, Cordoba, Chivu; Stankovic, Cambiasso; Biabany, Sneijder, Coutinho; Eto'o Tottenham Hotspur (4-5-1) Gomes; Corluka, Bassong, Gallas, Assou-Ekotto; Lennon, Jenas, Huddlestone, Modric, Bale; Crouch Prediction: Internazionale 2-1 Tottenham HotspurWho Will Win Tonight's Match?
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