Tottenham's manager Harry Redknapp wants his players focused on the matter at hand during the holiday season.

Redknapp would not think twice about cancelling Christmas festivities in order to keep his players focused on their jobs.

Tottenham are currently third in the league with a packed fixture list that is crammed with games coming in during
the month, Redknapp is more keen on keeping momentum than a Christmas dinner.

He told Sky Sports that the pressure of a manager during the Christmas period meant no holidays:

"One year at Portsmouth we got beaten by Southampton so I cancelled the festivities. That didn't make me too popular, I can tell you," he told Sky Sports.

"But we all care so passionately about the game and about Tottenham Hotspur football club that you just can't turn off.

"I could have the grandkids around for a Christmas meal, but deep down there's a chance I will be in a hump if results have gone badly. It's silly really, but that's how my Christmasses are every year - and I am not alone in that."

"It's hard. There are a lot of games but it's a job that ends up affecting so many people's lives. So you do everything you can," he added.

"This Christmas, for instance, we'll be training on Christrmas Day for our Boxing Day trip to Fulham.

"It becomes second nature and the whole festive period is about training and playing. So no different to any other time of the season."