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Spurs boss: Van der Vaart is winning battle with Defoe


Harry Redknapp admits that Rafael van der Vaart is winning his personal
battle with Jermain Defoe within the Tottenham squad after the Dutchman
scored his fifth goal in four games yesterday.

Van der Vaart opened the scoring for the fourth league game in a row
against Blackburn, and struck again in the second half to secure a 2-1
win at Ewood Park.

Defoe has also started the campaign in fine form, with five goals in 11
games in all competitions – four of those matches being as a substitute.


However, Redknapp admits that he is unlikely to name both players in his
starting line-up, and the manager says that Van der Vaart is almost
impossible to drop in his current form.

“As I keep saying, it’s a difficult decision,” said the Spurs boss.
“I’ve got Adebayor to play up front and someone to play off him.

“There’s Rafa and I’ve got Jermain Defoe as well, who was in great form.
He’s very unlucky not to be in the team at the moment, but Rafa’s got
five goals in four games. You can’t ask more than that.

“He’s a class finisher, a clinical goalscorer. He did it last year, he
came in here and suddenly scored goals week in week out. I’ve said this
year he’s capable of getting 20 goals, he could be right up there with
the top scorers.”

Meanwhile, Van der Vaart says that Redknapp is reaping the rewards of playing him in his favourite position behind the striker.

“Of course that’s my preferred position, I’ve played my whole career
there,” he said. “If the manager wants to play somewhere else then you
have to do it, but just behind the striker I can score my goals, give
some passes. I’m happy there.

“I feel I’m playing better and better. I came back after injury and, in
the beginning, you’re always trying to find your rhythm. I scored but I
didn’t play my best game. This was much better and I feel better every
day. I’m 100 per cent now.

“We’re happy with this result because you always know before the game that it’s difficult.

“They [Blackburn] don’t play the best football. They play with long
balls, corner kicks and throw-ins, and they are really dangerous at
that. It was very difficult, we didn’t play our best game but we won.

“We’re really confident. Last week we drew in Newcastle and we were really disappointed, and that means everything.

“We know we can win every game, especially when we play our game, when we play good football.”

what a load of rubbish from harry. defoe scored 2 goals in a game last season then got dropped.
why should ade start every game up front.

last time we played well was liverpool at home and first half at wigan.

my point is when vdv stops scoring he wont be dropped.

Loughtonlegend wrote:my point is when vdv stops scoring he wont be dropped.

I don't know what VDV has to do to make you realise what a great player he is Lought I really don't. I think you just moan for the sake of moaning.

He not only scores goals but he scores great goals and you should just shut up and admire the mans skill.

That first goal on Sunday was made to look so easy and I don't know anybody else in the team that could score the goals he does. The man is pure class.

Mikey M

well maybe you should watch our games then
wigan secound half we was poor. and we had extra man
arsneal we was poor but got chances late on because they pushed on
newcastle we was lucky
blackburn we was lucky

blackburn bottom worse team in the league and P*ss all over us.
we have no balance. vdv dont fit in unless we change the way we play.
how can we play 1 striker aganst a crap defence lol

can somone please tell me the last time bale beat hes man or had a good game,

come on vis you watch the games you gota admit we been lucky and sumthing aint right

Loughtonlegend wrote:well maybe you should watch our games then
wigan secound half we was poor. and we had extra man
arsneal we was poor but got chances late on because they pushed on
newcastle we was lucky
blackburn we was lucky

blackburn bottom worse team in the league and P*ss all over us.
we have no balance. vdv dont fit in unless we change the way we play.
how can we play 1 striker aganst a crap defence lol

LOUGHT YOU ARE NOT LISTENING. HE SCORES EVERY WEEK THIS WEEK HE SCORED TWO!!! TWO!! TWO!!! FOR f*ck SAKE WHAT ELSE IS HE SUPPOSED TO DO?

If we had left him out in the last few weeks we would have been in real trouble.

We are winning with out playing that well but it's because we haven't had a regular defence so far this season, with all the injuries. When we have a injury free squad then the team will start to jell.

So just think about what you are saying regarding VDV and think about if you had had your way and dropped him where we would be....in the bottom three?

Mikey M

but we shouldnt be so defensive when we have a bad defence.

are you saying 442 aganst wigan and blackburn we wouldnt of scored goals.

playing ade up front on hes own he hasnt got much chance aganst 2 center backs. then the other team push further up.

but how many goals would we have conceded going 442 ? we didnt play well for about 3 games look at the big teams manure especially how many times have they won a game when they have played sh*t loads. VDV works in the formation we play u said we played well first half agains wigan Lought what formation did we play VDV is so hard to mark for defenders in the posistion he plays too. Yes Blackburn p*ssed all over us who was there biggest asset Big Samba ive said it before Arry should of gone for him in the summer he would be good for us but we won u cant play well every weekend next week we might play well and get beat just how football works.

i perfer samba to cahill

i understand not playin 442 away to big teams