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Woodgate challenges Spurs to match the Reds
JONATHAN Woodgate has challenged Spurs to reach the heights of Liverpool as the club bid for a Champions League place next season.
Liverpool beat Tottenham 2-0 at White Hart Lane on the final day of the season last Sunday.
And former Real Madrid defender Woodgate (pictured) believes they are the benchmark the Lilywhites should aim for - and that includes bringing in top players.
"We have got a lot of improving to do. Liverpool are a benchmark, they're a top side and showed they were a better side than us," he said after Sunday's game.
"It shows how much we have to compete and how much we have to work to get the standard they're at.
"They are 20-odd points ahead of us and that is a big difference but we'll have a big go next season.
"I'm sure the chairman will back the manager to buy some more players to build a strong squad here."
Woodgate insisted everyone at the club has been disappointed by the club's poor form since their famous Carling Cup triumph over Chelsea.
"Ramos is not happy. The players aren't happy. Since the Carling Cup win, we haven't played well at all and it's not good enough," Woodgate stated.
"What's the point of competing if you go into the season looking to finish fifth?
"We want to try and get in the Champions League, that's the benchmark.
"We have players of Champions League quality but there's no point in saying it every week, we have to prove it. At the moment we are not."
5:20pm Tuesday 13th May 2008
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