The Dutch title holders dropped down from Europe's top competition mid-season, while Spurs have aims to eventually get there under Juande Ramos.

Vergoossen saw enough last week, when PSV established a 1-0 lead in the last-16 tie, to suggest the two teams would look the part among the elite.

"When we played at Tottenham in that atmosphere it had exactly the same feeling as the Champions League," he said.

"It was also the feeling looking at the players."

Vergoossen does not want to reach the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup by defending their slender lead from London.

He added: "It would not be clever to start a game thinking that a draw is enough for us.

"I know for sure that a mentality like that would be a big problem for us. We have to play the same way, with the intention to score."

The PSV coach also feels his players will benefit from having the weekend off due to a police strike.

He wanted to play their match against Ajax, but added: "For sure, it is better that we had two days extra of rest."

Ramos, meanwhile, has called for a Spurs performance at Philips Stadion to match his last match in Eindhoven when he won his first trophy as a manager.

The Spaniard guided Sevilla to victory over Middlesbrough at the ground in the 2006 UEFA Cup final before defending the competition last season - but his hopes of a hat-trick are in the balance after PSV's win last week.

Spurs need at least a goal to have a chance of reaching the quarter-finals, and Ramos has told his players to attack.

"I have magnificent memories about the first cup we won at Sevilla, it was also my first title," he said.

"It was a beautiful and unforgettable experience, but now we have to think about playing well if we want to stay in this year's competition.

"We are going to need a similar type of performance as Sevilla produced last time here. The players are going to have to play at an extremely high level to get through.

"Tottenham always play to win, whether we start 0-0, winning 1-0 or losing 1-0. We have no other type of football or concept of playing. We are going to play like we always do and nothing more."

Ramos will unleash Aaron Lennon down the flanks at the Dutch champions, with Jermaine Jenas looking to break from midfield in search of a way back into the tie.

In attack, Dimitar Berbatov and Robbie Keane are on the brink of breaking the 40-goal mark between them this season.