12/3/2008 - PSV Eindhoven vs Tottenham Hotspur 2nd Leg UEFA Cup

Juande Ramos has more than winning the UEFA Cup on his mind when Tottenham Hotspur faces off with PSV Eindhoven in this live online commentary match in this second leg meeting between the two sides, as he hopes to find out even more what his team lacks in order to progress to the next level of challenging more consistently at home for honours, and not rely solely on cup competitions for glory. Ironically, Ramos has molded his managerial career and reputation from a series of Cup success although when he left Sevilla, they had a short history of challenging for the Spanish Primera Liga title with Real Madrid and Barcelona. Ramos has since moved to England with Spurs and is determined not to be labelled a one trick pony and has dealt a largely ruthless hand on a squad which he deemed unfit and indisciplined when he arrived. After months of culling and sweeping the broom, a more tactically sound and fitter Spurs team has since left Chelsea trailing in its wake on the way to winning the Carling Cup, but let themselves down severely by losing the first leg of this UEFA Cup meeting with PSV at White Hart Lane.

PSV Eindhoven more than held their own in the first leg and will be confident of finishing the task at hand in this live online commentary UEFA Cup match between them and Tottenham Hotspur. One player who stood out was Farfan who tormented Spurs all night and added insult to injury by scoring the decisive winner. With an away goal in the bag, PSV can make certain of progress to the next round by adding at least one more goal to their tally in this game given their defensive strength. However, Spurs are nothing if not unpredictable despite having seen more stability under Ramos. If they were to score one goal at PSV, it might start to send the shivers down PSV's spine as they know that were Tottenham to win the game by a single goal, they would be in prime position to snatch the tie away from them. What PSV needs to do is to put Tottenham under consistent pressure as the London team's defence is not perfect and has been known to still crack under pressure despite Ramos' best efforts in shoring up the backline since his arrival. In fact, this live online commentary game might have a different result than that of the first leg in terms of the number of goals, which would be a treat for football fans.