Premier League - Managers: Harry on cloud nine

Eurosport - Sun, 22 Nov 18:14:00 2009

Harry Redknapp hailed Jermain Defoe's five-goal performance in Tottenham's stunning 9-1 destruction of sorry Wigan.

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Tottenham 9-1 Wigan

Harry Redknapp: "For Jermain (Defoe) 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. You don't get too many nines in the Premier League, it's a bad day for Roberto Martinez but he'll come back even stronger and I'm sure next week he'll take it out on someone else."

Roberto Martinez: "We finished the first half very strongly and looked like a team who were going to dictate things. But we have ourselves to blame for the goals we conceded and after that you are climbing a mountain. We have to make sure we move on from this,"

Bolton 0-2 Blackburn

Gary Megson: "Jussi (Jaaskelainen) was not aware Sam (Ricketts) was going to get there (for the second goal). But there didn't seem to be any need for Jussi to come. It was comic cuts. The first goal was always going to be important. When they scored it took the wind out of our sails. For us not to get a touch in the build-up is poor in the extreme. The second goal was even worse in terms of that."

Neil McDonald (standing in for the ill Sam Allardyce): "Hopefully we have put a bit of a smile on (Allardyce's) face and taken a little bit of stress away from him. I would like to think it will give him a chance to recover knowing his team has done well. I would imagine he would be okay next week for match against Chelsea. We are really pleased with the performance. We have kept a clean sheet which is a bonus. Everyone played at the top of their game. We have got rid of our away hoodoo. We worked very hard to try and change that."

Stoke 1-0 Portsmouth

Tony Pulis: "I thought the first half was as poor as we have played and Thomas (Sorensen) has changed the game with his penalty save. We were a little bit better in the second half and it was a great three points for us. It was a quality goal, a quality move and a quality finish."

Paul Hart: "At the moment I feel very hard done by, although when we had a penalty, you expect to score. After that I don't think he has had a shot to save our goalie (Jamie Ashdown) so you have to say you have to come out with something. I couldn't (see them scoring). I was comfortable. It's very hard to be critical of my players, I have got to say, because through thick and thin they try to win football matches and that's what we set out to do and it's very hard to swallow."

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  1. Great result for the team, manager. and fans. So­ pleased for Rednap one of the nicest and most gifted­ managers in the game. Watched the goals on the TV­ UNBELIEVABLE. Don't expect to see this scoreline­ again in the premiership for some time. Well done­ Spurs. Man U supporter.

    From JOHN I, on Mon 23 Nov 10:12AM

  2. Great result for the team, manager. and fans. So­ pleased for Rednap one of the nicest and most gifted­ managers in the game. Watched the goals on the TV­ UNBELIEVABLE. Don't expect to see this scoreline­ again in the premiership for some time. W

    From JOHN I, on Mon 23 Nov 10:10AM

  3. Great result for the team, manager. and fans. So­ pleased for Rednap one of the nicest and most gifted­ managers in the game. Watched the goals on the TV­ UNBELIEVABLE. Don't expect to see this scoreline­ again in the premiership for some time. W

    From JOHN I, on Mon 23 Nov 10:10AM

  4. GREAT WIN SPURS , ONE OF THOSE DAYS WHEN IT ALL CAME­ GOOD.
    BUT COME ON SPURS FANS, ENJOY IT FOR WHAT IT WAS­ !
    ALL OF A SUDDEN ITS A PREM TITLE AND A CHAMPS LEAGUE­ ON THE HORIZON .
    NOT GONNA HAPPEN , I HAVENT SEEN SPURS­ COMPETE WITH THE BIG BOYS YET ON A REGULAR BASIS

    DONT­ MEAN TO PUT A DAMPER ON THINGS
    BUT PLEASE KEEP IT REAL­ !

    From MARK, on Mon 23 Nov 10:00AM

  5. I mean 9-1; come on Spurs, was that really necessary?­ Damn right it was!!!

    From KOFI, on Mon 23 Nov 9:55AM
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    From John, on Mon 23 Nov 9:44AM

  7. Harry is Frank Lampard´s uncle ;-)))

    From Scouse-Baby, on Mon 23 Nov 9:43AM
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    From Second S, on Mon 23 Nov 9:24AM

  9. HAHAHAHAHA HARWEE ON CLOOD NEEN HAHAHAHA THONS A GOOD­ WAN.

    From Donney, on Mon 23 Nov 9:22AM

  10. 9-1!!!! Unbelievable!! That must be a premiership­ record surely!!

    From clivedavies406, on Mon 23 Nov 9:20AM

  11. Well done Tottenham !!!!!!

    From Edmond Dantès, on Mon 23 Nov 2:49AM

  12. Giggs11,A True Red Legend,Arise, YOU ARE ONE ARROGANT­ C****

    From lee, on Sun 22 Nov 11:50PM
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    scum yids scum yids scum yids

    From Dazggmu paedo safe house resident, on Sun 22 Nov 9:57PM

  14. Scharner control the ball with his hand before scoring­ the only goal for Wigan.Am still waiting for ROBBIE­ KEANE to call for a REPLAY.Fairplay.LOL

    From Michael, on Sun 22 Nov 9:35PM

  15. Scharner control the ball with his hand before scoring­ the only goal for Wigan.Am still waiting for ROBBIE­ KEANE to call for a REPLAY

    From Michael, on Sun 22 Nov 9:35PM
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    EPL filled with filthy coaches. For example, Wenger is­ a paedophile (can't get enough of young­ boys)...Ferguson (sir my foot) is a chief­ thug/hooligan..and corrupt too...the police are still­ on his (and d son's) case ...Redkanpp (or kidnap or­ redneck) is a big thief (at least you all agree on­ that)...Sam Alardyce is another corrupt fellow..need i­ continue????

    From T/Locks, on Sun 22 Nov 9:00PM

  17. And What................... Come on you Spurs!!!!!!!!!

    From Brendan, on Sun 22 Nov 8:57PM

  18. This is why spurs deserve a top4 finish, They have a­ great manager, they havn't spent 200+ million­ buying their league position. Their fans dont gloat­ about history like looserfools constantly do, Sure a­ Europa League spot would still be great for them but i­ wish them all the best in the push for the champions­ league. They certainly deserve a top4 finish much more­ so than liverpool or Man City.

    From Stig and the 3 little stigs, on Sun 22 Nov 8:52PM
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    This can ONLY happen in England where the league is­ @#$$%?....how can a game between 2 teams from the main­ league end up 9 -1??? Utter farce..complete­ rubbish...pure nonsense!

    From T/Locks, on Sun 22 Nov 7:16PM
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    This can ONLY happen in England where the league is­ @#$$%?....how can a game between 2 teams from the main­ league end up 9 -1??? Utter farce..complete­ rubbish...pure nonsense!

    From T/Locks, on Sun 22 Nov 7:12PM
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