Tottenham midfielder Tom Huddlestone insists Champions League qualification is ‘still in our own hands’

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Tom Huddlestone is still eyeing a fourth place for Tottenham despite them picking up just one win in their last six Premier League games.

The midfielder believes Spurs’ fate is in their own hands and they are confident of repeating last season’s feat when they beat Manchester City to secure Champions League football.

“Fourth is still up for grabs as we’ve been saying all week,” he told the club’s official website.

“We’ve still got to play City and we’re just two points behind so it’s still in our own hands, similar to last year.

“We’ve got six massive games left and if we can beat City and win majority of the other ones we won’t be far away.”

Huddlestone also reflected on Tottenham’s 3-3 derby draw with Arsenal at White Hart Lane and he feels Spurs are at their best when the game is stretched and open.

He said: “I think we are at our best when games are open and we showed that, especially in the second half.

“It took us a little while to get to grips with the first half but I thought there was only one team that was going to win it in the second, and that was us.”

The midfielder who scored a crucial goal just before half-time thinks Harry Redknapp’s side showed great character to come from behind but believes they could have won the game if they had not made silly mistakes.

“In the same game to come from behind three times against a great team like Arsenal who are pushing for the title shows great character, but I think if we can cut mistakes out and stop going behind we could be even better.

“It seemed every time we pulled a goal back they went and scored another one which was very disappointing but going into half time with the momentum and just one goal behind spurred us on in the second half and they were a little bit edgy in that period.”