I’m going to take a punt here and say that Defoe getting injured could be blessing in disguise (cowers as he fears the inevitable missiles coming his way)…But seriously, hear me out.
A lot has been said about Adebayor, or lack of over the last few months. Performances not up to scratch, goals alluding him, attitude wrong etc etc. Well I’m willing to counter that argument, throwing some potentially misguided trust in the man, with a series of points.
First and foremost for me, Adebayor has not been used/played in his correct or favoured position this …
Under newly appointed manager Andre Villas-Boas Adebayor has been preceded by Jermain Defoe up front. Jermain Defoe has netted 5 goals already this season and is looking to continue his starting role at the club. In recent weeks Adebayor has been linked with a move away with the likes of Atletico Madrid interested in signing the Togolese star.
Adebayor signed a permanent deal in August this year hoping that he could repeat his brilliant form that he had last season. Adebayor signed for half season loan deal with Real Madrid from …
On Sunday, Spurs entertain QPR at White Hart Lane in the Premier League for the first time since 1995
Spurs are on a fine run of form in terms of results having picked up 16 points out of the last 18 available. Although the 2-1 result at Ewood Park was impressive, the performance at times was not. One of the positives to come out of the display was that they survived the ‘Samba’ onslaught in the second half where the man from the Congo morphed into an aerial beast at times. …
After today’s ‘revelations’ that striker Roman Pavlyuchenko is considering his first team options at Spurs after his lack of starts this season and with Euro 2012 on the horizon, it does beg the question ‘Where’?
‘Pav’ has started five games this season, none of which have been in the Premier League. Most Spurs fans will say that in the games he has featured he has been wholly ineffectual, one sizzling free kick apart. Pav’s goal record reads 40 in 107 appearances, a goal ratio of 1 every 2.68 games. Not bad, …
Going into this game Spurs were looking for their fourth successive Premier League win while Arsenal were hoping to end an away sequence of seven games without a win in the league, dating back to last April. Adebayor was due to face his former club for the first time in a Tottenham shirt and Spurs were favourites to win a North London derby for the first time in Premier League history.
Tottenham Hotspur 2 Arsenal 1
Scorers: Van der Vaart, Walker Ramsey
Team: Friedel; Walker, Kaboul, King, Assou-Ekotto; …
Shamrock Rovers Give Spurs a Fright
Tottenham Hotspur 3 Shamrock Rovers 1
Scorers: Pavlyuchenko, Defoe, Dos Santos Rice
Team: Cudicini; Walker, Corluka, Bassong, Rose (Kane); Lennon (Townsend), Carroll, Livermore, Dos Santos; Pavlyuchenko, Defoe (Falque). Subs (unused): Gomes, Bale, Kaboul, Modric
Tottenham again, fielded a weakened team to face League of Ireland, part-timers, Shamrock Rovers. It did, however, include six players with international experience but only Kyle Walker had played in Saturday’s win at Wigan last weekend. Aaron Lennon and Danny Rose returned after injury and Jermaine Defoe …
The problem of long-term injuries has become an issue at both Manchester United and Arsenal in recent days. Tottenham have had their own problems, both past and present, in this area.
Last week, Owen Hargreaves stirred up a hornet’s nest when he was critical of the medical treatment he received at Manchester United during his time at Old Trafford. Sir Alex Ferguson didn’t react kindly to the comments from a player who had made a scoring debut for Manchester City having played only seven minutes of football for United in the …
Nothing New in Football – Managers have always had to deal with Unhappy Players
Over the weekend two players have spoken out in the media about being unhappy with the treatment they received at their previous clubs. Two former Tottenham full-backs, Alan Hutton and Luke Young are relieved to have left their former clubs and have a chance to start afresh at a club where they feel wanted.
Alan Hutton claimed that he felt unwanted at Tottenham under Harry Redknapp and being instructed to train with the youth team was the final …
Every manager has problems keeping all the players in his squad happy but Alan Hutton’s blast in the press over his treatment at Tottenham raises questions about manager Harry Redknapp’s man-management skills. The very skills which see Redknapp lauded as a near favourite to replace Fabio Capello as manager of England.
Harry Redknapp came under attack from former Tottenham defender, Alan Hutton, over his treatment at the club during the manager’s three years in charge. It has been clear that Hutton has been out of favour for some time …
Do Spurs have that desire to win at any cost which the top clubs possess? Those clubs have players who don’t know what it is to be beaten and when they are, they don’t like it. That makes them stand out from all the other clubs around them but do the players at Tottenham have that same desire and winning mentality
Tottenham have always been regarded as a soft touch – a team who won’t perform on a cold wet night in the north west. …
