Woodgate talks up Spurs

Tottenham defender Jonathan Woodgate has praised his young teammates and hailed their potential as Juande Ramos prepares his squad for next season. Woodgate believes that the club have the potential and the strength to qualify for the Champions League next season.

"Champions League qualification is a realistic aim for us, it really is," the defender insisted in Hotspur magazine.

"It's not going to happen overnight, a lot of work has got to be put in between now and next season but if we keep building on the squad we have got, it's only going to be a matter of time.

"You sometimes sense a buzz, a vibe, that things are going to happen. Now we've got to get our heads down and keep working hard to make sure it does.

"There is a feeling here similar to the one I had when I was at Leeds. It's hard to explain but it's a sense of anticipation, of excitement that we could be on the verge of achieving something special.

"I had my old Leeds team-mate Robbie Keane also telling me what a great club it was and what a great crop of young players Spurs had.

"In fact, he could have been the club's chief scout the way he was going on! But he is right - the potential here is unlimited, especially when you see the age of some of our players.To think I'm one of the oldest in the squad now, it's frightening."