Spurs hungry for victory at Udinese

Tottenham Hotspur boss Juande Ramos will again try to allay fears over his side's miserable league form with victory in the Uefa Cup tonight.

The trip to Serie A side Udinese follows recent tabloid revelations that several Spurs players are unhappy with a strict dietary regime introduced by the under-fire manager.

An unidentified player told the Sun: "We're feeling hungry going into games and that can't be good. We get lots to eat after matches but we want something before as well."

Food complaints aside, Ramos' team are 3/1 with Betfred to win in Italy tonight, while the hosts can be backed at 10/11.

In stark contrast to Spurs, Udinese have made a flying start to their domestic league and currently sit in second place with 14 points from seven games.

With Roman Pavlyuchenko cup-tied, Tottenham's main goal threat is likely to come from Darren Bent, who is 6/1 with Ladbrokes to open the scoring at the Stadio Friuli.

Meanwhile, Udinese's Fabio Quagliarella is the 5/1 favourite to break the deadlock. The Italy international has scored three goals in his last three games.

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