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Jose Mourinho: 'The best way to respect Marine is to beat them'

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There are 161 places between the two clubs in the footballing pyramid.

Jose Mourinho is ready to ensure Tottenham end Marine’s FA Cup dream by sending a strong side for the third-round tie on Sunday.

Spurs head to the eighth-tier club for the biggest mismatch in the competition’s history, with 161 places between them in the footballing pyramid.

Mourinho could arguably send a team full of under-23s and still progress given the chasm between the two clubs, but he has promised to go to Crosby with a strong team, saying that winning the game would be showing them the most respect possible.

“We are preparing the game normally, we trained today looking at that game, we had tactical meetings looking at that game, and we are going there of course to win the game.”

Spurs are taking it so seriously that Gareth Bale has asked to travel with the squad following a recent injury.

The Wales international has missed the last three weeks with a calf injury, but returned to training on Friday.

Mourinho added: “He trained today first time with us, so tomorrow second time and tomorrow after training we will make a decision.

“And what I can say, and it’s also a way to show you the way we are looking, the respect we have for this fixture, is that Gareth told me he would like to go and would like to play, so if tomorrow if the feelings are positive, Gareth will come.”

Giovani Lo Celso (hamstring) remains sidelined for the Sunday afternoon game.

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