Danny Rose can’t believe what’s happened with Tottenham Hotspur’s upcoming opponents Ajax

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Tottenham Hotspur are set to take on Ajax in the Champions League next week.

Tottenham Hotspur defender Danny Rose has admitted to the Daily Mail that he can’t believe Ajax are having a week off before the Champions League semi-final second leg.

The Dutch league have suspended fixtures while Ajax are still in Europe, to try and help them progress at Tottenham.

The Premier League, on the other hand, only moved Spurs’ game against Bournemouth back by a couple of days.

And Rose feels that Tottenham should be getting more help from the authorities, as they are representing England in Europe.

“I could not believe it when I heard that is what the Dutch are doing,” Rose said. “When you get to this stage of the season, a little bit of fatigue kicks in and every little helps. It would be nice if the people in England took a similar stance and helped us out.

“Ultimately, it is not Tottenham against Ajax or Liverpool against Barcelona – it is England. We want to bring the Champions League to Tottenham, but also to England.”

Tottenham face a tough enough test beating Ajax without the fixture pile-up ahead of the contest.

The Dutch side have been in wonderful form in Europe, and have dispatched with both Real Madrid and Juventus in the knockout stages.

Tottenham, meanwhile, have got past Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City to reach this stage.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side are next in action against West Ham United on Saturday.