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Tottenham v Manchester United

September 10th, 2009

The game of the day takes place at White Hart Lane on Saturday, as Harry Redknapp’s high flying Spurs side take on Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United team in what promises to be an epic battle. Spurs have already put Liverpool to the sword this season at White Hart Lane and will be hoping to deal out the same fate to United.

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Tottenham have made their best ever start to a Premier League season, recording four wins from their first four games. The above mentioned home victory against Liverpool took place on the opening day, and was followed up by victories at Hull (5-1), West Ham (2-1) and then at home again 2-1 against Birmingham City. It remains to be seen whether the enforced international break came at a bad time for the Spurs team, or whether they can continue where they left off a couple of weeks ago.

Sir Alex’s side have made a stuttering start to their season, at least form wise anyway, although they have notched up three victories from four games. Their rather fortuitous first day home victory against Birmingham City by 1-0 was followed up by the surprise result of the season so far when they travelled to Turf Moor and lost 1-0 to Burnley.

Normal service was resumed in the following match away to Wigan when they ran in five goals against the hapless home side, and last time out they entertained Arsenal at Old Trafford, eventually winning 2-1 despite falling behind in the score and not playing particularly well.

Saturday’s match promises to be a great spectacle full of passion and endeavour, with both teams fighting hammer and tong for the three points.

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Tottenham v Birmingham City

August 28th, 2009

High flying Spurs are enjoying the best start they have had to a Premier League season in years and currently sit proud at the top of the league table, albeit on goal difference from London rivals Chelsea. Alex McLeish’s Birmingham side travel to White Hart Lane on Saturday afternoon happy in the knowledge that they have made a solid start to their season, accumulating four points so far from one victory, one draw and one unlucky opening day defeat at Old Trafford to Manchester United.

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Harry Redknapp’s Tottenham side have started the season in fine style. They saw off the challenge of Liverpool in the first game of the season and haven’t looked back, following that up with a resounding 5-1 victory at Hull and a 2-1 win at Harry’s old stamping ground Upton Park against West Ham.

Throw in a 5-1 demolition of Doncaster in the Carling Cup this past Wednesday for good measure and you see that not only are the team churning out the victories, they are also scoring masses of goals in the process. Lanky striker Peter Crouch also grabbed his first Tottenham goal in the victory over Doncaster, removing that particular chalice from around his neck.

When Birmingham were drawn to play Man Utd at Old Trafford in the opening game of the season, everybody expected them to lose; just not in the manner they did. They more than matched United that day and were unlucky to lose. They followed up with a 1-0 win over Pompey and a scoreless draw against Stoke.

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Redknapp: It is always about winning trophies

February 25th, 2009

Harry Redknapp insisted that trophies were more important to him than European Football, as he has decided to field a second string squad in the UEFA Cup game against Shakhtar Donetsk.

Spurs boss will be resting all his first team players for the important Carling Cup final against Manchester United on Sunday.

Heurelho Gomes, Spurs keeper, is the only player to be expected for starting both UEFA Cup and Carling Cup encounters. Redknapp needs to play him in both the games, as Carlo Cudicini has picked up an injury in his knees.

Redknapp said, ‘It is always about winning trophies.’

‘I wouldn’t have been bothered by the fact if there was no existence of Europe and this is what I said to Portsmouth in the previous season before their European games.’

Meanwhile, David Bentley will be looking forward to make full use of the opportunities, which he will get in the last-32 tie against Ukraine Champions, Shakhtar. He was rested for the previous leg.

A good performance here might see Bentley grabbing a place in the Wembley showdown against the Red Devils.

For emphasizing his priorities, Redknapp seems adamant that Spurs will be playing against United with the spirit of winning the cup.

Spurs trails Donetsk 2-0 and needs to clear that deficit for staying in the Cup. However, Redknapp is not in the mood of losing out on senior players through injuries while chasing this tie.

‘Even though a final is not about reputation and all are equal, still playing against a club like Manchester United is always intimidating, as they are the best club in Europe. This is why I want all my best players to be in full fitness and fend off the Champions.’

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Hull City Vs Tottenham Hotspurs: Late header from Woodgate seals it for Spurs

February 24th, 2009

Veteran defender, Jonathan Woodgate, came up with a goal five minutes from time and allowed the Spurs to snatch an important 2-1 victory over Hull City at the KC Stadium.

Woodgate was able to head a cross from Benoit Assou-Ekotto past Hull keeper, Matt Duke, in the final moments of a game, which had a combination of some scrappy and entertaining moments.

Midfielder Aaron Lennon broke the deadlock in the 17th minute for the away side with a sublime shot pass the Hull keeper.

However, Michael Turner, Hull defender, was able to scramble home an equalizer after ten minutes of Lennon’s strike.

This victory should ease the pressure for Spurs at the bottom of the Premier League table. Now, the Carling Cup finalists have lifted themselves to 14th position, only a point behind Hull and 5 points above the clubs in the relegation zone.

Hull City, who has only registered one win from their previous 17 games, is looking a completely different unit from the one that started the season.

Meanwhile, Harry Redknapp, Spurs’ boss, made as many as 10 changes to come up with a full-strength lineup after their UEFA Cup clash against Shakhtar Donetsk at Ukraine.

This week, Spurs will have to contend with Shakhtar for their second leg game at White hart Lane. Again, they also have a Wembley faceoff against Manchester United in the final of the Carling Cup.

However, getting full points from the Premier League game was the first thing in mind for Redknapp, which was evident with the changes that he made.

He would be looking for his side to come up with a similar performance in the games coming up and turn the tables on what has been a dreadful season for the Spurs.

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Bent: I may look for other options in the coming future

February 18th, 2009

Darren Bent, England striker, is almost certain of going away from Tottenham Hotspurs, as he has been disappointed with the lack of chances that he’s been getting in the first-team.

Bent is getting frustrated with his life at White Hart Lane and the change of manager, which took place last year, did little to help his cause.

Under new manager, Harry Redknapp, the striker has been sparingly used, mainly as a substitute, in spite of him scoring more goals than Michael Owen, Wayne Rooney and Emile Heskey.

During an interview, Bent said, ‘I have spoken couple of times to the manager about my situation. However, I am only hearing the same thing all the times.’

‘I am not amongst those players, who can sit back and let their career pass by. I will bang on his door, till I’m heard.’

‘Yes, I am not completely left out of the squad. Still, at 25, there are a lot of things that can come from me as a player. I am not a finished article and can only get better with each opportunity given to me.’

‘I would love to see my improvement with the Spurs. However, if nothing happens here, may be I would look for other options at the end of the season.’

‘I need to have an actual part in the games, as I love playing football. I do not want another season, where I am going to be in and out of the team.’

‘I have scored quite a few times this season, especially when you consider that I haven’t been a regular member of the squad. So, I need to weigh up some more options in the coming future.’

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Spurs sign Cudicini on free transfer

January 26th, 2009

Tottenham Hotspur completed the signing of Carlo Cudicini, veteran goalkeeper from Chelsea, on free transfer.

Harry Redknapp, Spurs Manager, signed the 35-year-old keeper for competing with Heurelho Gomes, who is currently the first choice goalkeeper of the club. Gomes has been under serious criticism for his performance this season and may play second fiddle to Cudicini.

Italian International was a part of the Blues since 1999. He was the first choice for the club, till Petr Cech arrived in 2004.

Cudicini signed Chelsea on one-year loan deal from Castel di Sangro in 1999. However, he was permanently moved to the club in the next season following a summer transfer worth £160,000.

2002’s Blues’ player of the year, Cudicini, helped Chelsea in winning 2 league Cups, 2 FA Cups and 2 Premier League crowns.

Redknapp is hoping that inclusion of Cudicini may improve Spurs defensive record, which has been poor. Their defense has been one of the reasons why Spurs are currently plummeting 16th on the league table.

Meanwhile, Newcastle United is also looking forward to get some new faces in their squad for changing their fortune.

With speculations on future of Shay Given, Joey Barton and Charles N’Zogbia, Joe Kinnear is working hard to close in on at least one of his targets.

Kinnear already has Peter Lovenkrands, Denmark International, in his ranks and looking to add Toulouse’s Albin Ebondo and Rennes’ Stephane Mbia.

If Magpies need to make a comeback in the League, they will have to fill the areas, which currently have little or no cover.

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Ferguson: I will be happy with just 20

January 24th, 2009

Alex Ferguson seems convinced that his star winger, Cristiano Ronaldo, can reflect on another brilliant season, even if he ends up scoring only ‘20’ goals.

The Portuguese International reached double figures in this season after scoring through a penalty at Old Trafford against Derby earlier in this week. This goal was his first in domestic circuit since mid-November. It was an extraordinarily long run considering the standards that he sets.

Ferguson insisted that Ronaldo hasn’t been going through a patch where he lacks confidence. However, he feels that the phenomenal achievement of 42 goals in the previous term by the 23-year-old may be an unfair benchmark for him.

Scot said, ‘You always have those exceptional seasons.’

‘However, it is very much difficult to replicate the same feat every year. I remember Dutch International, Ruud van Nistelrooy, getting 44 goals in a season one year, but followed it up with 30.’

‘Ronaldo is a confident lad and believes in his abilities.’

‘This season has been tough for him. He has missed a number of chances, which he would have easily put away in the previous season. However, he is on 10 goals thus far and has the ability to score another 10.’

‘At the end of the current Premier League Season, I’m sure that he’ll be finishing the season with 20 goals, which is a fantastic comeback for a winger.’

Meanwhile, Red Devils are all charged up for their 4th Round tie against the Spurs, in spite of all the injury worries. Ferguson believes that their bench strength can still prove to be to hot too handle for Redknapp’s man at Old Trafford.

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Woodgate: A big team may get relegated this season

December 28th, 2008

Jonathan Woodgate has a feeling that a big team might get relegated from Premier League this season. However, he is going to make sure that it’s not Tottenham.

Although Spurs has seen a revival under Redknapp and scored 18 points, since his appointment couple of month back.

However, they are still under pressure with two back-to-back losses against Newcastle United and Fulham.

Woodgate may return to Spurs side, after missing out with a back injury, for an important game against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns.

28-year-old Spurs said, ‘Situation in the league is very tight. Teams have been beating one another for a long time. At this moment, no side has any real form barring the top fives. Even, they have been dropping points.’

‘Form of the rest of the clubs has been inconsistent and there is an equal possibility of seeing a big team going down. We need to make sure that it’s not us by keep picking victories.’

Although the results may not show it, but Woodgate believes that Spurs have been playing well.

‘We have seen an incredible turnaround, but our current position in the League shows that it’s very difficult to come out of the relegation zone once you are in.’

‘Just take a look at our performance in the past couple of months and you are bound to notice the improvement. Still, we are far from getting out of the woods.’

‘When you are down, it’s tough to get back on feet as everyone else is winning. You need to keep on improving till you are completely out of the jail. However, we are displaying our true potential and what we can do.’

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Redknapp: No plans to sale Pavlyuchenko

December 13th, 2008

Harry Redknapp rubbished all reports, which said that he has been planning to sell Roman Pavlyuchenko.

Reports released on Friday revealed that Spurs Boss was willing to sell his striker whenever transfer window reopens, as he hasn’t be impressed by the Russian’s performance.

After arriving from Spartak Moscow just before the transfer window closed, Pavlyuchenko has been able to score only 7 goals at White Hart Lane.

Redknapp insisted that he has got no plans of selling his forward, as he’s already falling short of strikers in his side.

‘That’s total rubbish,’ said Redknapp while speaking to a reporter. ‘I’ve got only 2 strikers available with me for Saturday’s game against Manchester United, as Fraizer Campbell is out with a calf strain.’

‘The 2 strikers, who will be playing, are Roman Pavlyuchenko and Darren Bent. So how will I even think of offloading anyone?’

‘Pavlyuchenko is a talented player and it’s impossible for me to let go of him at this stage.’

Again, Redknapp admitted that the club didn’t have any specific transfer target in the coming transfer seasons.

‘We’re not ready to dive-in on players and pay huge some for them, as our chairman isn’t going to allow that.’

‘We just need to wait and watch. If clubs will ask for extortionate amount for their players, who interest us, we’ll ignore them.’

Meanwhile, Redknapp confirmed that former Spurs forward, Dimitar Berbatov, will not get abused similar to Sol Campbell earlier in the season.

He said ‘What happened on that day was different and will not be repeated. Yes, he can get some stick, which he should expect, but not to the extent of what Campbell received?’

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Pavlyuchenko: I am looking forward to emulate Berbatov

December 6th, 2008

Spurs’ striker, Roman Pavlyuchenko, seems fully determined for filling in the boots vacated by Bulgaria’s Dimitar Berbatov.

Arrival of Pavlyuchenko to the White Hart Lane during the final stages of the transfer window was thought to be a panic purchase, as Robbie Keane left for Liverpool and Berbatov was almost certain to be a Red Devil.

However, the 26-year-old, after a stutter in the beginning, has been playing well for the side. He has 6 goals in last 8 appearances.

Russia international, who made a considerable impact in the Euro 2008, was welcoming comparisons with the player, whom he inherited his #9 shirt from.

Pavlyuchenko said, ‘It was Berbatov, who played here before me. He scored considerably during his stay at the club. I’ll be, as a replacement of the Bulgarian, expected to score in the same numbers and I realize that.’

‘He is one of the best playmakers in the game. If people compare me to him, it’s a complement and I don’t have a problem with that.’

Despite scoring during only his 3rd appearance for the White Hart Lane Club, Pavlyuchenko had a battle under former Spurs’ Manager, Juande Ramos.

However, Harry Redknapp has kept everything simple for him, even while giving instructions to Pavlyuchenko through his interpreter.

It was the guile of the manager that helped him to come off the bench and score a last-gasp winner against Liverpool, which helped Spurs’ in wining a game they should have lost.

Only time will tell how long can Pavlyuchenko go and fill the vacancy left by Keane and Berbatov, but currently he has been performing well and helping his side attain respectability in the Premier League table.

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