Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas criticises fixture congestion leading to 'impossible' Capital One Cup task

Andre Villas-Boas believes his Tottenham side face an "impossible" task against Aston Villa in the Capital One Cup, and that they have not been given a fair crack at the competition due to fixture congestion.

Tottenham travel to Villa Park on Tuesday for the third-round match, barely 48 hours after their 1-0 Premier League win at Cardiff.
The game will take place on Tuesday due to Birmingham and West Brom being at home to Swansea and Arsenal respectively on Wednesday, and concerns over the potential impact on crowd safety due to policing demands.
Villas-Boas understands the reasoning, but said: "This is an impossible game for us to play, but hopefully our team spirit and motivation can get us through.
"It (the Capital One Cup) is not our absolute number-one priority but I don't think we have been given a fair chance to play in this competition this year.
"It could be possible for the players who played against Cardiff to play this game, but I am not sure I want to risk the players who played getting a hamstring injury which could take them six weeks to recover from when the Premier League is more important.