Tottenham Hotspur Boss Harry Redknapp Praises Five-Goal Hero Jermain Defoe
Spurs manager predicted Defoe goals...
22-Nov-2009 11:40:11 PM
Related Links
Teams
Jermain Defoe put on an outstanding display for Tottenham Hotspur to ravage Wigan Athletic at White Hart Lane, according to his manager.
Harry Redknapp saw his troops record their biggest top-flight win with a 9-1 thrashing of a sorry Wigan side in north London this afternoon.
Goals from Peter Crouch, Defoe, Aaron Lennon, Niko Kranjcar and David Bentley gave Spurs victory in a very one-sided game.
Defoe scored five goals in total, which sees him join Premier League legends Alan Shearer and Andy Cole as players to have scored five times in one game, and included a seven-minute hat-trick at the beginning of the second half.
"For Jermain to get five goals was an outstanding performance. Yesterday in training he looked so sharp and I felt if he could carry that into the game he would be a real handful," said Redknapp.
The Spurs manager was also quick to praise the contribution of Aaron Lennon who got three assists and one goal in the victory, with Redknapp stating the winger is a "fantastic talent" who is on top form.
Drew Swainston
- Exclusive Interview With Indian National Team Coach Bob Houghton
- I-League: Karim Bencherifa To Salgaocar Almost Done?
- Arsenal - Liverpool Special: What Odds Andrey Arshavin Making It A Night To 'Four-Get' For Rafa Benitez Again?
- Barcelona's Eric Abidal Leaves Training With Injury
- Real Madrid Want Gonzalo Higuain Until 2016
- Ronaldinho Out Of Brazil Squad To Play Ireland
- World Cup 2010 EXCLUSIVE: Gavin Hunt Ready To Take Up The South Africa Reigns From Carlos Alberto Parreira After Finals
- Inter Duo Dejan Stankovic & Sulley Muntari Miss Parma Clash
- Milan Won't Pay €40 Million For Edin Dzeko - Report
- Sampdoria's Giampaolo Pazzini In Pole Position For Summer Move To Juventus - Report
- Numbers Game: Seventeen Reasons Manchester United Don't Miss Cristiano Ronaldo, But One Reason Why They Might
- Indian Billionaires Mukesh Ambani & Subrata Roy Target Liverpool Takeover - Report
- Comment: Positives Emerge For Arsenal Amidst Title Race Ruins
- Euro 2012 Draw: Italy Meet Serbia, Germany-Turkey & Portugal-Denmark
- Chelsea Captain John Terry Is Keeping The Wrong Company - Former England Defender Graeme Le Saux
- Food For Thought: Is Wayne Rooney The Best In The World Now?
- Premier League Player Ratings: Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal
- Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal: Didier Drogba Double Dispatches Demoralised Arsenal
- Arsenal - Liverpool Special: What Odds Andrey Arshavin Making It A Night To 'Four-Get' For Rafa Benitez Again?
- Martin Keown: 'Poor Defending Has Cost Arsenal The Title'
- I'm Playing The Best Football Of My Career - Manchester United Striker Wayne Rooney
- Food For Thought: Is Wayne Rooney The Best In The World Now?
19 - Kid's Corner: Chelsea Loss, A Blessing In Disguise?14
- Bhaichung Bhutia: Mahesh Gawli Is The Best Defender I Have Come Up Against7
- I-League: Karim Bencherifa To Salgaocar Almost Done?7
- Exclusive Interview With Indian National Team Coach Bob Houghton7
- Ronaldinho Out Of Brazil Squad To Play Ireland3
Watch
