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Tottenham boss Redknapp raps Huddlestone for bottling penalty

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp says Tom Huddlestone bottled his spotkick howler against Bolton Wanderers yesterday.

Spurs, who have now missed an amazing four of their six penalties this season, blew a golden chance to see off Bolton and clinch an FA Cup quarter-final spot.

Angry boss Redknapp said: "I need to find someone who can handle the pressure of putting it away from the spot.

"If we'd scored I think it would have been game over. But we have a habit of missing penalties at the moment and its becoming a bit disturbing."

Huddlestone's spot-kick - 18 minutes from time after Sam Ricketts handled a Peter Crouch flick - was saved by Jussi Jaaskelainen to leave the sides facing a fifth-round replay next week.

And the visiting bench were fuming as Huddlestone changed his style at the last minute.

Coach Joe Jordan said: "We have not been too lucky with penalties. Tom does it differently in training when he puts power into his spot-kicks.

"But today he tried to place it. But when a penalty is saved you have to credit the keeper."

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