Source: PA
Redknapp ready to play it safe
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.
Spurs boss Redknapp is ready to play it safe away from home during what is his side's debut season in the competition by fielding a lone striker and a five-man midfield at the Weserstadion.
Redknapp got his fingers burnt using 4-4-2 in the play-off round first leg at Young Boys last month, with the Swiss side racing to a 3-0 lead inside 28 minutes.
And he believes the visitors could be in for the kind of beating England took by Germany at the World Cup if he does not bolster his midfield.
"At times, especially in Europe, it's difficult to go away from home and play 4-4-2," he said. "We did it last year in the Premier League. We went to Man City late in the season when we needed that vital result to get where we are today.
"But I think it is more difficult the way they (Bremen) play. If they overload midfield , you'll get outnumbered. It'll be very difficult; you'll get overrun, a little bit like England did against Germany."
