Source: Team_Talk
Harry confident of beating Young Boys
Harry Redknapp insists Tottenham can progress in the Champions League even though he is likely to be without a number of key players.[LNB] Redknapp received a shot in the arm ahead of the second leg match against Young Boys with a 2-1 victory at Stoke, thanks to a brace from Gareth Bale.[LNB]Tottenham are looking to overturn a one-goal deficit in Europe when the Swiss side visit White Hart Lane on Wednesday.[LNB]But Redknapp could be without Luka Modric (groin), Giovani dos Santos (hamstring), Roman Pavlyuchenko (ankle) and Robbie Keane (knee) as they are all having treatment.[LNB]They sat out yesterday's win after being troubled by the artificial surface in Switzerland.[LNB]Jermain Defoe also suffered a groin problem in that game but could be fit for the return match.[LNB]Without a number of his squad a tough game at Stoke looked even tougher on paper for Redknapp but the players who stepped up rose to the challenge.[LNB]Tottenham go into the match against Young Boys trailing 3-2 but Redknapp said: "The lads who came in did well.[LNB]"That will give us confidence for the next game. We have got a big chance as we have come back from the dead."[LNB]Ledley King is due to return at the back after being rested against Stoke as Redknapp did not want to risk him in what was always going to be a physical game.[LNB]Former Arsenal defender William Gallas is also due to arrive after signing a short-term deal.[LNB]"I think everything is okay with him, " said Redknapp. "He is probably as fit as a fiddle. I am sure he will be a big asset to us."[LNB]Bale made the breakthrough in the 20th minute when he fortuitously headed home after Ryan Shawcross' clearance rebounded off him.[LNB]Ricardo Fuller pulled Stoke level five minutes later after poor defending by Younes Kaboul.[LNB]However Bale grabbed the winner in the 30th minute with a spectacular volley into the top corner.[LNB]Stoke were denied an equaliser in the dying embers of the game when a close-range shot from Jon Walters on his debut appeared to go over the line.[LNB]Walters, who arrived from Ipswich in midweek, was first to react after Heurelho Gomes blocked a far-post header from Shawcross.[LNB]However referee Chris Foy allowed play to continue and according to Redknapp, Gomes was obstructed in the build-up.[LNB]Redknapp said: "It was a foul on the goalkeeper, a blatant foul by Robert Huth. He has pushed him with two hands.[LNB]"I saw it on the replay and that is what Gomes told me in the dressing room. I didn't see it when it happened."
