The accumulation of matches at Tottenham is "ridiculous" … we are lucky that we have a great team to face, says Harry Winks.

Harry Winks called the Tottenham program "ridiculous" before a second game in 48 hours in West Ham on Wednesday.

The Spurs have played three games in five days and their headache after Manchester City's 1-0 defeat last night was postponed for 24 hours and was transferred to Wembley as their new home is not ready. The national stadium hosted a third NFL game on Sunday.

Manager Mauricio Pochettino described the situation as unfair for his players and suggested that he make 11 changes to the first leg of the fourth round of the Carabao Cup, followed by Saturday's Premier League match against the Wolves.

Winks, who played the last half-hour against City on a dreadful Wembley field, is likely to start from London Stadium, where the Spurs will seek revenge for their Hammers loss in the same phase of the competition.

"It will be an opportunity to show our depth," said the English midfielder. "We have three games in five days, which is really ridiculous.

"Especially playing two [more] match after match, like last night – it's going to be difficult for us, but we have to dig. We have a great team, players who can play two games in two days, because we are fit and a group of players fit. We will recover today and prepare for the game tomorrow.

"It's harder physically to prepare than tactically and mentally. We are in the same state of mind and with the same tactics we use all the time.

"Physically, it's difficult. Some of the players who played last night playing 90 minutes will have to be ready to play 48 hours later, which is not ideal. he [today] should be a day of recovery. But this is our upcoming match – we will have to deal with it and, fortunately, we have a team that is big enough to do it.

"I may have played two full-league games in 48 hours in youth football, but not in men's football – it's completely different, a completely different way of playing – at the men's level, the demands are so much more We have an excellent medical staff that will be there for us today, to prepare ourselves and be physically ready for the match against West Ham.

"If one of the boys feels pain, the time has come to tell the physios. We have a day to try to do it right and get as much recovery as possible.

"For those who like me have not played so much, we feel fit, fresh and ready to play. It will be difficult, but these are the cards that have been distributed to us, so we have to deal with them. "

The recovery of the Spurs will not have been aided by the state of the field after the rain and the three consecutive weekends of NFL matches. The surface still had visible NFL marks and was sandy and undulating in the center and on the flanks. In private, players on both sides complained about the harshness of the strike and affected their contact.

Pochettino said the field could help the Spurs to deny City's passing game, but they paid a high price when Erik Lamela skated a great opportunity to cancel the Riyadh Mahrez's sixth-minute goal when Argentina fired following the rebound.

"It's difficult for both teams," said Winks. "We can not stay here and say it's bad just for us and that's an excuse. There were two teams playing on it. It was difficult, but it's football and you have to face it. "

Manchester City defender John Stones said: "The pitch was terrible.

"All the white lines have thrown you away at times, and that's something that has frustrated us tremendously. Especially for broad players who are trying to squeeze the line – and sometimes in your peripheral vision, there is a big, thick white line and it's disconcerting.

"It's not something I would hope to reproduce. But everyone did their job very well and adapted to the situation. "