Jol: Cup is not half empty

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Spurs warmed up for their trip to face Seville in the first leg of their UEFA Cup quarter-final on Thursday with a 1-0 success over Reading at White Hart Lane. A first-half penalty by Robbie Keane was enough to secure all three points for Jol's side.

Tottenham have crashed out of both domestic cup competitions after squandering leads this season but Jol said: "Learning from what has happened in our last two cup exits is crucial when looking at the UEFA Cup because again we have an enormous task ahead of us."

He added: "People will look at Seville on paper and think they are better than us.

"They were voted UEFA's Team of the Year last season ahead of Barcelona and not only that, but beat the Champions League winners in the Super Cup last August.

"Their team has quality at its core. At the back Javi Navarro and Julien Escude are accomplished defenders, while in Daniel Alves they have one of the best full-backs in Europe.

"Up front, we know all about the quality Fredi Kanoute possesses so they certainly deserve our respect.

"Europe has been very enjoyable this season and a real bonus for us in terms of experience and confidence building.

"We're proud to be England's sole survivors in the competition and determined to pick up that banner and take it all the way to the final."