Spurs have seen the goals dry up recently and have fallen out of the top four of the Barclays Premier League but Redknapp is still happy with progress after being appointed 16 months ago when they were bottom of the table.

Redknapp points out his team are still in the FA Cup and can still qualify for the Champions League if they find their goalscoring touch again, starting with the trip to Wigan this weekend.

"Listen, if you'd said at the start of the year we'd be where we are, and still in the FA Cup, I think everyone would have said 'fantastic'," Redknapp said.

"People get carried away. Suddenly people think we're going to get in the Champions league. We can still make the Champions League, make no mistakes.

"We've still got a great chance of making the Champions League and I'm delighted with how we've done, fantastic. We've played some great football.

"I still want to get into the Champions League and I think we've got as good a chance as any. I don't see any reason we can't do it, we've got a big chance. It's going to be an exciting end to the season."

Since defeating Wigan 9-1 earlier in the campaign, Spurs have failed to see off teams, partly due to the absence of Aaron Lennon, whose groin injury rules him out of the trip to the DW Stadium.

In the last six league games they have drawn a blank four times, although Redknapp rejects the suggestion that his team are following in the line of previous Spurs sides who have failed to deliver when it really matters.

Redknapp said: "It's a new team. I don't go with all that rubbish. How can that have any bearing with what's happened in the past?

"These players don't know what happened four years ago; they probably don't even know they won the double in 1961! They wouldn't have heard of Dave Mackay. They wouldn't have a clue where Tottenham finished five years ago."

Still, Redknapp's players will be acutely aware of their recent struggles - they have only lost twice in 14 games but have drawn too many - and the fact Liverpool and Manchester City have overtaken them in the table.

Redknapp admits his side needs to start winning but added: "So does everybody: Aston Villa, we should have beaten them at home. Man City have got to start winning games, so has everybody, it's tough, but the football we have played this year has been tremendous and it's been a pleasure to be the manager of this team.

"I understand how difficult it is. Apart from Wolves away we haven't had any defeats for quite a while, two defeats in 14 games, so it's not as if we're in bad form.

"I still think Liverpool are favourites to get the fourth place. To be honest, who ever saw Liverpool struggle to get into the top four? I thought they might be champions this year after two defeats last season."

For the trip to Wigan, Redknapp has Younes Kaboul and Kyle Walker available again after they were ineligible for the FA Cup clash against Bolton.

Ledley King will require his usual check on his knee, Jermaine Jenas is struggling with a groin problem. Benoit Assou-Ekotto has been out with a groin problem since the end of December but is progressing well.