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Tottenham winger Townsend desperate to recapture early season form

Tottenham winger Andros Townsend is desperate to get back to his early season form.

Injury problems have stalled Townsend's campaign - and bid for a World Cup place with England.

"I want what happened to me at the qualifiers to be the start of something," he told the London Evening Standard. "Nobody wants to be a one-hit wonder. It's all about longevity and I want more opportunities to play for England, especially at the World Cup.

"It would mean the world to me to go to Brazil. Every boy in the country dreams of playing at a World Cup and I'm no different. Those final qualifiers were an unbelievable few days for me. It came at a time where I feared no one. I knew I'd go on the pitch and play well in every single match.

"The day after we played Montenegro I went to pick up my cousin from a Greek school. She is only five-years-old and a few weeks before no one noticed me. I went there this time and got mobbed, by the parents as well as the kids! I knew then my life had changed.

"For the manager to give me my debut in such a big game, it didn't faze me at all. It was just another match. It all went to plan, a perfect debut for me.

"People asked me what got me in that mindset. It was because of the start I had made to the season. I was playing for Spurs against big teams and players, playing well and keeping big names out of the team.

"At the time I felt invincible and it helped when I got the call from England. I could just show what I'd been doing since the start of the season. It's the level where I want to get back to now."

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