Udinese vs Tottenham Match preview

UEFA Cup - Group D: Udinese vs Tottenham

One of the derbies of the first qualifying round, will as every duel between English and Italian teams draw a lot of attention. Regardless of all Spurs’ setbacks that nailed them to Premiership bottom, Juande Ramos is the man who has already won UEFA with Sevilla and he is sort of a cup expert. Few years ago Udinese played in the Champions League and this is one of the most talented teams in the league and they deserve a place in the top part of the table, they are, actually in top five. They weren’t impressive in the last round, but they avoided defeat away in Lecce although they were two goals behind. Coach Marino couldn’t count on couple of players, and Udinese showed two faces, the first half was their worst of the season while in the end they could have even won. Chilean Sanchez who entered the pitch in the second half, was brilliant as he was tired from the long trip and World Cup qualifications.

Udinese eliminated Dortmund in the qualifications

After the win in Dortmund it seemed that the returning leg will be just a formality. But, Udinese underestimated their rivals so the millionaires fought back and the penalties decided the future group stage member. Italians were lucky and moved on. Many think that coach Marino wasn’t too happy about it. What’s this about? After Juventus and Roma failed this season and if we are to judge according to what they showed, Friuliani could become a serious contender for top four. Eventual qualification for the Champions League would reaffirm their status in Italy, stabilize their finance and they wouldn't have to sell excellent talented players like Zapata, Felipe, Sanchez, Inler. It is still early to talk about that. Udinese will have an important role in UEFA Cup, but already on Sunday they will have to face Roma which is more important than the match against the Spurs.

Tottenham are penultimate

The question is: when will Spurs management lose their patience with the Spanish coach? He did win the league cup last season but the start of the new championship has been a nightmare. Spurs took two points from eight games; who knows perhaps the loss to rooky, Stoke will be the last straw. Actually, the club from London have ended the match with nine players; they lost to perhaps the weakest team in the league and they sold many players and changed the team which was obviously a bad decision. The signings didn’t fit in, Bent is not so impressive, although he scores once in a while. They seem undisciplined and although many people hope that they will start functioning sooner or later, it seems as it is not going to happen. Tottenham barely managed to eliminate Wisla and this is a much more difficult game

Betting Verdict

Udinese are the better side and if they field strongest line-up, they should win. However you never know with the Italians which we saw in the game against Dortmund. We suppose that the teams won’t defend; the Spurs can score at Friuli. It sounds risky but perhaps over 2.5 is the best choice. Or try with betting on both teams to score, which is a kind of bet some bookies offer, for example Eurobet.

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Our tip: Bet 5 on Over 2.5 goals
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