Who gets the #1 jersey?

Brad Friedel expects Hugo Lloris to get plenty of action at Tottenham


Vis's twin Bro - Brad Friedel

Brad Friedel believes Tottenham will have enough games to keep both him and Hugo Lloris happy this season.

Manager Andre Villas-Boas described the £8m capture of goalkeeper Lloris from Lyon on deadline day as a major coup.

But Friedel has started all of Tottenham's games since the France international captain's arrival.

"Hopefully we will have long runs in all the cup competitions so there's going to be plenty of matches to share around," Friedel said.
American Friedel, who played his 308th consecutive Barclays Premier League game in the win over Reading on Sunday, has been impressed by Lloris's attitude since arriving at White Hart Lane.

"Hugo has come in and is a really nice person," Friedel told talkSPORT.

"He's a super goalkeeper but we have two other really good goalkeepers in Heurelho Gomes and Carlo Cudicini.

"We have friendly, and healthy, competition for places.

Lloris's omission from the starting line-up has been met with astonishment in France but the 25-year-old is willing to bide his time as he looks to become the club's first-choice keeper.

"I am in an adaptation period," he told L'Equipe. "I've had very few training sessions, and there are players that I didn't know. But I am expecting time on the pitch.

"For me, it is a period to manage. Obviously I have desire. I came here to play.

"I am at the club, I know where I have to go to. I had a talk with the coach and I know everyone at Tottenham wanted me to come."

Friedel has been one of the best premeirship goalies but maybe because of his age, I'm often left wondering with some of the goals we've conceded if he might've done better there.

LLoris is good , very agile, not a big imposing figure but very agile. I remember a CL game for Lyon away to Real Madrid, where practically on his own, he kept the score down to 1-1 with a series of outstanding saves. Has had the odd blunder in his locker too tho.

Over the next few weeks I think, Lloris to have the cup games and Friedel the league and then AVB will go from there.