Monday, 12th September, 2011
Tottenham Hotspur boss Harry Redknapp has branded his side’s Europa League clash against PAOK Salonika "a nuisance" and vowed to put the club’s Premier League game with Liverpool on Sunday first.
Spurs are widely expected to battle Liverpool for a top four spot and Redknapp is well aware of the importance of his side’s forthcoming meeting with Kenny Dalglish’s men.
Having watched his side beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 at the weekend, Redknapp instantly turned his thoughts to the Europa League game in Greece, scheduled for Thursday.
And the Englishman is not happy about the demands that will place on his side.
"The problem I’ve got on Thursday is I can’t really take this lot who’ve played at Wolves", said Redknapp.
"It’s a nuisance. There won’t be too many of these going to Greece."
The Spurs boss also emphasised that he will prioritise the clash against Liverpool over that with PAOK.
"I had nine players missing in [Vedran] Corluka, [William] Gallas, [Michael] Dawson, [Danny] Rose, [Aaron] Lennon, Sandro, [Tom] Huddlestone, [Steven] Pienaar and [Rafael] van der Vaart. That is a good team.
"They’ve played two internationals and I’ve got to take them out to Greece for Thursday, come back Friday and play Liverpool on Sunday.
"I want to save them for Sunday."
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