Spurs have to turn around the deficit next Thursday, three days before the Carling Cup final against Manchester United at Wembley - so manager Harry Redknapp is expected to use some of his youngsters against the Ukrainian champions.

Redknapp had an entire team injured, rested or ineligible for the defeat at RSC Olympiyskiy and handed 17-year-old Dean Parrett his debut.

Dawson told Five: "Look at the players who've come in, we had a great team out there and believed we could come here and win.

"But we know how good we are at home and we'll have to take the game to them."

Redknapp's makeshift side held on until 12 minutes from full-time.

Yevgen Seleznov opened the scoring with a header from a free-kick, then Jadson added a second with two minutes remaining.

"I thought we did well in the first half and for the first half hour of the second half - but what happened at the end has cost us," Dawson added.

"We knew coming to a place like this they would have a lot of the ball but we're disappointed.

"It's going to be an uphill task - but we still believe we can do it.

"Redknapp was pleased with Parrett, and the likes of Oscar Jansson, Adam Smith, John Bostock, Ryan Mason or Jonathan Obika could be called upon for the return leg at White Hart Lane.

"I gave one 17-year-old his debut and might have four 17-year-olds next week," said Redknapp. "When we play the second leg it will only be half as strong as this side.

"If someone can tell me how to find a team the Thursday before a cup final then I'd like to know. It's a crazy schedule, six games in 17 days and all big games.

"We have good young players and this is good experience for them."

Redknapp was satisfied with his side's performance against a team that dropped out of the Champions League but had beaten Barcelona earlier in the season.

"A draw would have been good," Redknapp said. "I was pleased. We were comfortable and I thought we could have nicked one on the break.

"We contained them very well and I could see the match finishing 0-0. We were solid and the keeper didn't have too much to do."