Ledley King Reflects On Tottenham Hotspur's 'Successful' Season

"We realised that, with only two points, we were quite some distance off getting out of the relegation zone.

"There was no escaping. Nine games into the season and there was talk about relegation - that's not a position Spurs should be in."

The England international's famously documented knee problems limit his ability to train and play with anything approaching the regularity one might expect of a top professional. However, he made 29 appearances last season, and feels that Redknapp's arrival in October gave everyone at the club a huge boost.

"Something drastic had to happen, and fortunately we managed to go on a very good run that put us in a much healthier position," he added.

"It's a strange game. We couldn't buy a win under the previous manager, but Harry comes in for his first game, didn't really change anything, but we all got a lift.

"All of a sudden, we got our first result, and from there the confidence just grew and grew. We managed to take that with us in picking up a healthy amount of points in a small space of time.

"From there we just kept going, digging out points, and showing some good form, and the manager and his staff have had a lot to do with that.

"It was a tough first nine or 10 games of the season, very tough, but fair play to the lads for working hard and managing to get ourselves out with plenty of time to spare."

Zack Wilson, Goal.com