London – Tottenham Hotspur failed to beat lowly Wolverhampton in its own cage, so it failed to match the scoring duo of Manchester. Nothing is easy, says Harry Redknapp.
Entertaining team ranked 16th in the White Hart Lane on Saturday (14/01/2012) night, the Spurs are “rising star” clearly favored to reach the full amount. But at the end of the fight they should be satisfied with the score at 1-1.
Rafael van der Vaart et al even before kick conceded by Steven Fletcher in 22 minutes. That’s the first time in 359 minutes Spurs conceded at his own headquarters.
Captain Luka Modric goal by return to be the savior in the early minutes of the second half. Then, even though the Spurs have many chances to score again, but it did not happen.
“There are no easy matches. People have to understand that. You can not keep winning and skip every other team every week,” said Redknapp told Sky Sports after the match.
The Lilywhites remain third in the standings, but now within two points of Manchester City and Manchester United. City will play that game to-21 Monday night at home to Wigan.
“If we can finish top four, this is definitely a remarkable achievement for us. It would be terrific if Tottenham have the Champions League again,” he continued.
“That’s the goal. That’s what should we seek, namely to ensure that we can get a place in the Champions League. Other things outside of it aka be a bonus.”
Spurs will get a major test in the next game. Next week they will try out Manchester City at Etihad Stadium. The Citizens have so far always win when playing at home: 10 times played, 10 wins.