Former Viola boss Lucchesi - Spurs surely the most difficult tie

The Italians see Tottenham as formidable opponent and feel they have a tough draw but Tottenham are not as fluent as fans would like at the moment. However the tie is not until February and we would hope that Pochettino's tactics are much more advanced by then, now he has a nucleus of players who have bought into his philosophy.



The former manager of Fiorentina and Roma Fabrizio Lucchesi is another who has been asked his views on the draw.

"Surely one of the most difficult and most challenging, going to play in England is never easy. Among the Italian Fiorentina is one that has had the most difficult draw. For Inter, Rome, and Naples are all winnable challenges, while the Torino has found a tough team like Athletic Bilbao. As for Juventus in the Champions League, the urn in Lyon has been quite beneficial. It will not be easy, but it could have been much worse.  

"The problem of Fiorentina is Fiorentina. That is if they know how to play the viola, if the team takes off the "tuxedo" it can play with everyone. If they recover all the players and will have no other injuries then they have an excellent chance of go through. Totteham is a good team, even if it is not doing very well in the Premier League. It has some quality players, players like Lamela can win the game with a play. It will be a beautiful challenge."

It seems they feel if they roll up their sleeves and put the effort in then on their day they can be a match for anyone but sometimes they like to play silky football too much. As they see Tottenham as a big club and this as a big game they will surely be up for the challenge which will mean us not taking things lightly, as we seem to have done sometimes thus far in this competition.

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