Rate 13, 2013 3:48:00 PM The 22-year-old feels his side may cure their mid-week defeat to Basel and has supported Champions League qualification to be secured by the White Hart Lane outfit Spurs received the second leg of these quarter-final 2-2 to simply take the tie to extra-time against the Swiss winners, although they went on to get rid of 4-1 on fines and had Jan Vertonghen sent off in added time. Nevertheless, Holtby feels Tottenham may recover if they give attention to the battle to attain next yearas Champions League a and the German international insists Spurs deserve to finish in the most effective four. "We played well over 120 minutes and so it was an arduous evening we were right down to 10 men, but we surely got to the penalty shootout, and it was typically English in the end," Holtby told Press Association Sport. "Now we just need to jump back. We have some very big Premier League features coming up now so we've to do our most useful and put our heads up high. "We were unfortunate. There's when you are using penalties away from home plenty of strain on the lads, but we have some time to recoup now and we've some crucial activities coming up. We desire to get in to the Champions League next year and I do believe we deserve to." Despite Tottenham having won one time in their last seven games in all contests, Holtby is confident his side may come by way of a difficult run-in against the likes of Manchester City and Chelsea to finish in the most effective four. He continued: "The notion is extremely strong that individuals could make the Champions League. Whenever we've disappointment we jump back. We've shown that previously. We play good football and fight. "On Thursday we'd lots of possession. To play with 10 men going back thirty minutes in the pouring rain on that frequency was tough. I was happy to be always a Tottenham player.a Holtbyas optimism is assisted by the truth that Spurs can now like a 10-day split before their next match, while Aaron Lennon, Gareth Bale and Jermain Defoe are also because of return ahead of their Premier League conflict with Manchester City. "I think the break is likely to be beneficial," Holtby said. "We have experienced lots of suits as a group. The Basle sport was the next fit in the space of a few weeks where we've had 120 minutes, and we've had therefore many games. "We played well on Thursday, and we have got Aaron Lennon, Gareth Bale, and Jermain Defoe finding its way back for the Person City game so the prospects are good. "It could be (helpful) that Chelsea are still in the Europa League, but I'm just thinking about our team."
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