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Ben Thatcher
Well his life story made him out to be a cross between Mother Theresa and Jimmy Greaves
I heard she was always a bit too greedy in front of goal...
Well his life story made him out to be a cross between Mother Theresa and Jimmy Greaves
Well his life story made him out to be a cross between Mother Theresa and Jimmy Greaves
Unfortunately we all know he is a highlights player who looks electric for a moment and then looks rotten for weeks on end
Defoe wants to stay at Spurs
Thursday 14th November 2013 7:50
Jermain Defoe is desperate to play more Premier League football but he insists he is not looking to leave Tottenham.
The England striker has made just one start in the league this season, and seven substitute appearances - and is yet to find the net.
That is in stark contrast to his form in the Europa League and Capital One Cup competitions, in which he has a combined nine goals in seven appearances.
Although Defoe is disappointed that he has not been called upon by Andre Villas-Boas more often, he insists he will not rock the boat at White Hart Lane.
"Of course it is frustrating that for all the goals, I have not had much of a chance in the Premier League," the 31-year-old told the Daily Express.
"Fans ask me all the time, but I don't need to tell anybody I am frustrated. That is just normal. People know I love my football, and I love scoring goals. When I am not getting the opportunity to do that, it is frustrating.
"But I have never once said I wanted to leave this football club."
Defoe has been sold by Spurs before, with Juande Ramos offloading him to Portsmouth for £6million in January 2008. Harry Redknapp brought him to Pompey and then when he took the Tottenham job, he ended up taking Defoe back to north London within 12 months.
"Even when I left the first time, I didn't say I wanted to leave the club," added Defoe. "All I will say is that I want to play.
"I would rather say to the gaffer, 'give me a chance'. I don't want to go to him and say, 'I am leaving the club'. I love the club and everybody knows that.
"I have got a special relationship with the fans and even when I left before, the club dentist called me during a Spurs game so I could hear the fans were still singing my name even when I was a Portsmouth player. I will never forget that.
"I came back and it has been great. If the day came when I have to go, it would be hard. All my friends are here and every game I play, when I put that shirt on, it feels like the first game."
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He seems to love Spurs so much and wants to stay here forever ! Or maybe he lacks real ambition to go and play elsewhere ! Good for him but not sure if that is good for the club. Really disappointed he never fulfilled his real potential with us. Still remember about being in awe of him when he looked so clinical in front of goal in his first few matches for us. It is a pity he never kept that form consistently. The most disappointing thing about Defoe was he never once reached 20 goals in the league despite being with us for 9 long years. With him now 31, just can't see him being a regular for us anymore.
He talks the talk....................
And 142 goals for us suggests he walks the walk.
This. 5th in the Clubs all-time list and still gets stick.
He talks the talk....................
Indeed... a decent impact sub / flat-track bully / cup player but he's never evolved into the all round striker we need if we're going to become Top 4 regulars... 90 goals in 270 Premier League games for us but only managed to score more than 15 league goals in a season the once (09/10 with almost a third of those coming in that 9-0 routing of Wigan)... just 11 goals scored in the past 2,600 minutes he's played of league football... at least his idol Ian Wright could back up his boasts with prolific goalscoring record in league as well as cup... on the upside, we've never had to worry about Defoe being poached by Madrid or ManU plus he's better than most of the dross we've had up front in the Premier League era...
He talks the talk....................
Yet he has scored one league goal in 2013. No idea how he's still in the England squad.
Indeed... a decent impact sub / flat-track bully / cup player but he's never evolved into the all round striker we need if we're going to become Top 4 regulars... 90 goals in 270 Premier League games for us but only managed to score more than 15 league goals in a season the once (09/10 with almost a third of those coming in that 9-0 routing of Wigan)... just 11 goals scored in the past 2,600 minutes he's played of league football... at least his idol Ian Wright could back up his boasts with prolific goalscoring record in league as well as cup... on the upside, we've never had to worry about Defoe being poached by Madrid or ManU plus he's better than most of the dross we've had up front in the Premier League era...
Indeed... a decent impact sub / flat-track bully / cup player but he's never evolved into the all round striker we need if we're going to become Top 4 regulars... 90 goals in 270 Premier League games for us but only managed to score more than 15 league goals in a season the once (09/10 with almost a third of those coming in that 9-0 routing of Wigan)... just 11 goals scored in the past 2,600 minutes he's played of league football... at least his idol Ian Wright could back up his boasts with prolific goalscoring record in league as well as cup... on the upside, we've never had to worry about Defoe being poached by Madrid or ManU plus he's better than most of the dross we've had up front in the Premier League era...
I think the problem with JD is he is playing in the wrong era, grew up watchign him as a kid (my brother was WH youth) and the guy was unstopable.
However he needs to play in the 4-4-2 to get the best out of him with the Big man and that is not modern football. 10-15 years ago he would have been top man.
I think the problem with JD is he is playing in the wrong era, grew up watchign him as a kid (my brother was WH youth) and the guy was unstopable.
However he needs to play in the 4-4-2 to get the best out of him with the Big man and that is not modern football. 10-15 years ago he would have been top man.
I think the problem with JD is he is playing in the wrong era, grew up watchign him as a kid (my brother was WH youth) and the guy was unstopable.
However he needs to play in the 4-4-2 to get the best out of him with the Big man and that is not modern football. 10-15 years ago he would have been top man.