Redknapp defends Tottenham line-up for PAOK defeat
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has defended his Europa League line-up for their defeat to PAOK Salonika.
Redknapp insists playing youngsters and fringe players has been worthwhile this season as it has allowed his team to maintain the excellent league form which has seen them move to third in the table.
"It was a different team and it is hard when you make a lot of changes," Redknapp said.
"Look at what happened to Manchester United (who lost to Crystal Palace last night with a weakened team). They lost. It happens all the time.
"We have been lucky so far and the important thing is that we have the players fresh for the Premier League at the weekend.
"We have changed the team in this competition and that is why we have done so well in the league, where we have won nine and drawn one in our last 10 games.
"If we had Roman Pavlyuchenko and Giovani Dos Santos fit, we would not have played Luka Modric, Jermain Defoe or Aaron Lennon."
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Comments (4)
What a load of bollocks redknapp you pick the team I have now got a wasted journey to Ireland last night was a joke piennar,corluka,gallas rose and bassong were so poor they should never put on a spurs shirt again.
Should have put a stronger team out in the early games got the points and then played the kids £25 to watch that shit was a total ***** take, arsenal charged £10 adults and £5 for kids against man city ,its the last time tottenham get my money for any league cup and possible europa cup games the club are total ***** takers
This is not about Spurs playing youngsters this is all about the Greek sides work rate. There is a good reason for me mentioning this because in the last few days we have had Getafe beating Barcelona Palace beating Utd and Kilmarnock beating Rangers. All these games had two things in conmen shocks and work rate unbelievable defending and attacking in the same numbers is the biggest shock of all and a battle drug testers are losing by the shock game. I can make this shocking statement because i have reported a top team three seasons ago for using the drug two German players failed a test for in 1966 World Cup final Ephedrine energy drug. This is why i can look at a game and spot the sines in five mins. They all have the same high tempo snappy tackles saves blocks and chasing the ball without worrying about getting tired the one thing that wins games has now gone and this is why Football has become shockball and the winners are the bookmakers.
It was a very useful exercise. Clearly the 2nd team are not good enough or not fit enough. Does the Europa League matter?. Lets see how the club views the FA Cup?
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