Inter Milan vary of opponents Tottenham

Despite Spurs' status as Champions League rookies, Inter Milan skipper Javier Zanetti is wary of the attacking threat they pose.

"I believe Tottenham are a very good team and, above all, they are dangerous on the counter," Zanetti said.
"They have very, very speedy players. We need to pay particular attention, too, to the set-piece because they are very dangerous."

Meanwhile, Inter boss Rafael Benitez reckons they face a better Tottenham side tonight than the one that beat his Liverpool team to fourth place in the English Premier League last season.

Benitez has been handed a quick reunion with Spurs after the holders were paired with the north Londoners in Champions League Group A.

Liverpool regularly finished in the EPL top four during Benitez's six-year reign, which ended in the summer when they could only manage seventh place. Tottenham, meanwhile, qualified for the Champions League for the first time and have so far impressed in Europe's elite club competition, having matched Inter's feat of taking four points from their opening two group games.

Benitez has been impressed with their progress. He said: "I believe that Tottenham have improved quite a lot. They invested a lot of money and now they have a lot of quality players in the squad.

"So, I believe that tomorrow we have to be very attentive."

Spurs will be missing two of their best players in the suspended Rafael van der Vaart and the injured Ledley King, while Inter could be able to call upon recently-recovered trio Esteban Cambiasso, Goran Pandev and Ivan Cordoba.

"If they are in the squad, that means they can play," said Benitez. "For how long is a question I can only answer after tomorrow's training session."