Tottenham will beat Liverpool to lift Champions League title, says convinced Spurs legend Graham Roberts

Tottenham will beat Liverpool to lift Champions League title, says convinced Spurs legend Graham Roberts
Tottenham legend Graham Roberts believes the clubs name is written on the Champions League trophy this season.The UEFA Cup winner has branded manager Mauricio Pochettino a genius and is confident Spurs will beat Liverpool in Madrid on June 1.The Premier League clubs both beat overwhelming odds to book their final places, in two of the most dramatic semi-final clashes in European history.Hat-trick hero Lucas Moura celebrates as Spurs progress to their first ever Champions League final4
Hat-trick hero Lucas Moura celebrates as Spurs progress to their first ever Champions League final
But Spurs stunning away goals victory over Ajax capped a remarkable journey, which has seen them battle back from the brink of elimination on more than one occasion.Pochettinos men almost didnt qualify from their group, but have now seen off Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City and Ajax en route to their first ever Champions League final.And the Spurs hero believes the north London club are destined to lift the trophy this season, as he told talkSPORT ahead of their remarkable second-leg against Manchester City last month. I told you last time, everybody wrote us off after three games but then we beat PSV and Inter Milan and went to Barcelona and outplayed them, Roberts told Jim White on Thursday.Everybody was writing us off, saying were lucky to get through, then we play Borussia Dortmund, top of the league in Germany, and we gave them a thrashing 4-0.Then we get drawn against Man City and people said were out now, weve got no chance, and we done them over two legs.And now weve done Ajax.Mauricio Pochettino and the Tottenham players celebrate their dramatic win over Ajax4
Mauricio Pochettino and the Tottenham players celebrate their dramatic win over Ajax
I said from the day we beat Dortmund that well win this cup.Its going to be a great final between two English teams and you have to go there and play, but these players want to win this trophy for this manager, the supporters and the club.Our name is written on it.Roberts admitted Wednesdays special win over Ajax may just rival lifting the UEFA Cup in a Spurs shirt back in the 80s.Spurs legends Graham Roberts and Gary Mabbutt lift the UEFA Cup in 19844
Spurs legends Graham Roberts and Gary Mabbutt lift the UEFA Cup in 1984
The White Hart Lane great hailed the teams performance but reserved special praise for Pochettino.He said the against-all-odds victory is the latest proof of the Argentines footballing genius, and believes he could become one of the clubs all-time greatest managers.Winning the UEFA Cup will always be the greatest night of my life, but last night was just special, it was very, very special, he added.Luca Moura will go down in history. Three goals in 35 minutes, that takes some doing, especially in a Champions League semi-final away from home.And Pochettino, the man is a genius.Pochettino was in tears at the full time whistle4
Pochettino was in tears at the full time whistle
Ive met him many, many times and he loves Tottenham Hotspur, hes very passionate and it all came out last night. Ive got so much joy for him.Weve had so many problems this year; we didnt go back into the stadium until late, he never bought a player but he believed in this team, and weve had over 50 injuries to 28 different players, so what hes had to go through is just amazing.Ive got nothing but admiration for him and hell become one of the best managers Tottenham have ever had, Im sure.

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