Not only physically, buy mentally. Jose has a real tough job on his hands keeping the players believing. They’re not stupid and will know what a predicament we are in. Unless we can pull a decent result or two out without our two best attacking players then it will be hard to convince the squad we can achieve anything this season.
How do you know any of this? Players often are tired after a match, all the more when a change in personnel has only recently been forced on a team. Spurs know they are 0-1 behind yet there is a second leg in a few weeks' time. Last night's match is something that fans from a distance can discuss for days, weeks or months because they are free to, whereas that will be pushed to the back of player minds that must focus on the weekend' match against Chelsea.