Harry Redknapp described Ledley King as a player who has ‘everything' after another imperious display against Villa.
Ledley and central defensive partner Michael Dawson barely put a foot wrong up against the pace of Gabriel Agbonlahor and power of first Emile Heskey, then John Carew, as it ended goalless at the Lane.
Heurelho Gomes was only forced into one double-save against a side with so much attacking potential and Ledley's... [Read More]
Peter Crouch was left to reflect on a frustrating afternoon against a resolute Villa defence in Saturday's goalless draw.
Try as we might, we couldn't find a way past the best defence in the Barclays Premier League with the likes of Richard Dunne, James Collins and goalkeeper Brad Friedel all outstanding.
Friedel notably denied Ledley King, Tom Huddlestone, David Bentley and Jermain Defoe and it seemed whenever we had a shooting... [Read More]
Overheard after the game at WHL Saturday “Spurs get loads of possession, Defoe is always offside, Spurs don’t convert their chances and we need another striker who can convert chances and score goals. Simple as.”
The Guardian ran an entertaining article on Saturday focusing on the top three teams in the Premier League and how effective their strike forces were by focusing on their shooting accuracy. The same day POTL’s useful ITK round-up (thanks) generated several replies... [Read More]
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp says centre-back Ledley King deserves to be in England's World Cup squad despite his injury problems.
Redknapp believes King, 29, is ideal cover for John Terry and Rio Ferdinand, even though his club appearances are restricted by persistent knee troubles.
"You'd take him to the World Cup all day long - he's that good," said the Spurs boss.
King, who has 19 caps, was last called up to the... [Read More]
Tom Carroll grabbed a hat-trick as our Under-18s beat Cardiff City 5-1 in the Premier Academy League on Saturday.
Playing in a central midfield role, Carroll scored the equaliser as the lads recovered from going 1-0 down early in the first half to dominate the game.
Harry Kane converted from Dean Parrett's free-kick to make it 2-1 before the break and Carroll was there to finish Jessie Waller-Lassen's cutback for 3-1 after 55... [Read More]
Spurs manager expects more upsets in fourth-place battle.
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp expects plenty more twists and turns before the end of the season in the race for fourth place in the Premier League.
Despite intense late pressure, Spurs were held to a 0-0 draw with fellow UEFA Champions League chasers Aston Villa at White Hart Lane on Saturday evening.
The stalemate meant that Redknapp's side could not regain... [Read More]
Harry Redknapp said he couldn't fault the lads after the goalless draw against Villa on Saturday.
We had the better of a tense encounter at the Lane but simply couldn't find a way past the best defence in the Barclays Premier League - Villa have now only conceded 18 goals in 24 matches.
Brad Friedel produced his best saves to deny Ledley King, David Bentley and Tom Huddlestone but the most notable part of Villa's defensive... [Read More]
I was delighted that we were able to secure the three points against Fulham last time out at the Lane, particularly on the back of a couple of games here where we have dominated but have been denied victory by sides that have battled hard and who have had goalkeepers in great form. It was a great display last Wednesday and we thoroughly deserved it.
We played ever so well at Birmingham... [Read More]
