Jake Livermore (left) tussles with Stevenage's Luke Freeman

Jake Livermore is adamant that the dream of lifting the FA Cup is as powerful as ever in the modern game as Tottenham eye a return to Wembley.

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Spurs’ success in recent years has generally been based around their progress in the Premier League and the lucrative Champions League.

But, with only home wins over Stevenage and Bolton separating the Lilywhites from an FA Cup semi-final at Wembley, Livermore insists that England’s biggest domestic cup competition is a big priority for the club, its manager and its players.

“That’s what football’s all about - winning and glory. You want to lift something,” he said. “I want to be part of a Spurs team where I can lift a cup, and I want to be in the papers in years to come lifting something, or getting into the top four.

“I think the team we laid out against Stevenage shows how seriously we take the competition. That’s the strongest team we could have fielded on the day, and that proves how much we want to win this cup. It’s the best cup to win in England.

“We’ve been lucky with the draw and we look forward to Bolton [in the quarter-final] as well, but meanwhile we’ve got to beat Stevenage, who are really up for it and put on a good show against us.”

Tottenham were below par at Broadhall Way yesterday, struggling to find their usual form and playing out a largely uneventful goalless draw on a bumpy pitch against their League One hosts.

However, Livermore insists that Sunday’s unspectacular fifth-round tie still showcased the magic of the FA Cup in its own way.

“That’s what the FA Cup’s about – difficult games, different pitches, different stadiums with different surrounds and changing rooms,” he said.

“It was always going to be difficult, and we expected it to be. We didn’t get beaten and we look forward to taking them back to our place.

“Obviously we’re disappointed with the result, but take nothing away from Stevenage, they applied themselves well.

“We’re not offering any excuses. I wouldn’t want to say that the pitch was difficult to play on, because it’s the same for both sides – but it was different.

“We’re more used to playing on our pitch, and pitches at that level, and we look forward to taking them back to White Hart Lane.”

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