Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp believes Ledley King has performed against all the odds to put himself back into England contention with a string of superb performances in the Premier League run-in. King is troubled by a persistent knee injury that restricts his ability to train but has Redknapp is amazed how the centre-back, who is likely to be included in Fabio Capello's squad for South Africa, can churn out such displays in the circumstances.
"How a lad cannot train but come out and play against top players as he has, I don't know," he said.
"It's defied all logic, it's amazing. If that's the way to do it, we're wasting our time coming into training every day - we might as well all just turn up on Saturday!
"He's a freak really, how he can do that."
King has played in Spurs' last three matches - including two in the past week - so Redknapp is likely to rest his captain for Sunday's match at Burnley.
"I would not want to crock him," Redknapp said.
"It is important that if he has got a chance of going to the World Cup, I don't finish him off."
