Tottenham Hotspur defender http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kyle-Walker-c21566 remains unconcerned with jokes about the club playing Europa League football, and insists that the tournament remains a major priority for the club.
The club failed to qualify for the Champions League last season, despite finishing in fourth place. This ultimately led to the sacking of Harry Redknapp, who had previously been responsible for the club’s first ever Champions League campaign.
This summer, Portuguese tactician Andre Villas-Boas was appointed as Spurs boss. Having won the Europa League with former club Porto, the manager insists that he aims to bring the trophy to White Hart Lane. He also expressed his surprise at the treatment
of the competition in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 and believes that it should be shown more importance and respect.
Tottenham have so far been decent in the Europa League, managing a string of draws against the other teams from Group J. Spurs will host Maribor this Thursday, and will be looking for a win after three successive draws.
With many insisting that the tournament lacks star quality, defender Kyle Walker feels that his teammates should disregard such opinions and treat their European campaign with more enthusiasm. Speaking at a supporters’ event, the player said:
“Some people aren't even on Channel Five on Thursday nights, so it is definitely something I want to win on a personal level and I am sure the lads and the gaffer want to do as well."
Group J remains open, with only three points separating all four teams. Tottenham will travel to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 to face Lazio after tomorrow’s fixture, and then round off the group stage with a home game against Panathinaikos. Considering their current form in the
tournament, Tottenham badly need a win tomorrow.
Walker is confident that Tottenham can progress through to the next stage of the competition and added:
"No disrespect to them (opponents), but these are all winnable games. With the players we have in our team - we have world-class internationals - we can win this one, go to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lazio-c39775 and give them a good game, and beat Panathinaikos and the table will look good
come the end of it."
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