SPARTAK Moscow coach Michael Laudrup is plotting another upset at White Hart Lane after witnessing Martin Jol’s demise during his last visit.

Denmark legend Laudrup was with Getafe last season and beat Spurs on a bizarre night when Jol’s dismissal circulated around the ground during the match while the Dutchman was still in the dug-out.

Now with Spartak in Russia, Laudrup needs to beat Harry Redknapp’s men to have any chance of progressing in the UEFA Cup, with the result of Udinese’s clash with NEC Nijmegen having a bearing.

‘‘Last time I was here I had read the papers and knew it was a sad situation for the team but I was focused 100 per cent on my team,’’ said Laudrup.

‘‘Then I heard what happened after the game.

‘‘Before that game people said it was impossible to win but I said it was – anything is possible in football but you have to believe.

‘‘That is what I will say to my players, that it will be difficult but we have the possibility of winning. We have to believe first of all.’’ Laudrup’s name is regularly linked with jobs in England following his impressive stint at Getafe but he is not making any immediate plans to come to the Premier League.

‘‘My ambition is that this Spartak team will be the biggest team in Russia again and compete with the big teams. That is the most important thing first,’’ he said.

‘‘I think it’s always very flattering when your name is among the rumours and that is always positive because it means you are doing a good job. But you cannot make plans as a coach, you see what happened to Paul Ince.’’ Laudrup’s task is to get a performance out of a squad whose domestic season finished a month ago.

‘‘It is quite a long time to wait,’’ he said.

‘‘But that must be a big motivation, that should compensate for not playing in the last weeks.’’

■ Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has again outlined his support for proposals to limit the number of foreign players in team line-ups.

Ferguson voiced his approval last year of world governing body FIFA’s plans for a maximum of five foreigners in starting XIs.

The proposals are currently unworkable in law in the European Union, but Fergusonsaid: ‘‘I think it should be a concern when local and national players are not given opportunities.”