Tottenham knockout stage preview

Tottenham Hotspur

• League: English Premier League
• UEFA Trophies: UEFA Cup 2 times
• Founded: 1882 
• Domestic Trophies: League title 2 times, FA Cup 8 times, Carling Cup 4 times
• Current Standing: 5th, 27 points, 7 wins, 4 losses, 6 draws
• Leading Scorers (domestic):  Raphael Van Der Vaart 6 goals, Roman Pavlyuchenko 5 goals, Gareth Bale 5 goals
• Leading Scorers (CL): Gareth Bale 4 goals, Roman Pavlyuchenko 3 goals, Peter Crouch 3 goals
• How They Got Here:  4th place EPL, won home and away playoff versus Young Boys to play in CL, won group A over defending champions Inter Milan
• Leading Players: Gareth Bale, William Gallas, Tom Husddlestone, Aaron Lennon, Luka Modric, Raphael Van Der Vaart, Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Roman Pavlyuchenko 
• Coach: Harry Redknapp

It has been a long time since Tottenham was mentioned with the top teams in the world but this year is different.  With one of the most exciting players in the world (Gareth Bale) and an attacking style such as theirs, fireworks are bound to happen. Do not miss the matches versus AC Milan, they have a chance to be the most exciting, high scoring games of the knockout stages.