'Spurs know they are going to see the light at the end of this tunnel'

Having the opportunity to go for silverware would bring "joy and hope" at the end of a "dark tunnel" for Tottenham, says former defender Sebastien Bassong.

It has been 17 year since the club last lifted a trophy, winning the League Cup in 2008.

Ange Postecoglou's side face a tough test if they are going to have a chance to repeat that success, facing Premier League leaders Liverpool in the two-leg Carabao Cup semi-final - the first of which is at home on Wednesday.

"They are going to have to perform. They are going to have to stand up," Bassong told BBC World Service's Sportsworld.

"They are going to have to showcase their talent, their resilience and Ange [Postecoglou] as a manager he knows he's going to have to find the solution to give his team the support they need to go and try and do their best to win the game.

"The Carabao Cup - there's a glimpse of a chance to bring some silverware to Tottenham, so for me that would be an extra motivation because it's been a while since they have been in that position and, even from a fan stand point, that brings you joy and hope.

"In football, everything can go from zero to a hundred in a blink of a second and Spurs know they are going to see the light at the end of this tunnel, this dark tunnel, in terms of injury, bad luck, things not being equal.

"That's part of life and part of the process and they are going to have to learn."