Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Heurelho-Gomes-c16173 has revealed how unhappy he was with life at the club under former manager Harry Redknapp, who apparently did not allow the player to leave the club in his search for regular first team football.
Gomes had a mixed campaign in the English top flight during the 2010/2011 season, where the Brazilian goalkeeper was responsible for a number of careless mistakes that cost the Spurs valuable points. The keeper fell out of favour with Redknapp and fell behind
the pecking order as he went from first choice goalkeeper to third choice behind veteran keeper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carlo-Cudicini-c8340.
Many will blame his poor performances in the last weeks of the 2010/2011 season and feel little sympathy for the Brazilian. Gomes became quite error prone and perhaps this is why American shot stopper Brad Friedel was bought from Aston Villa.
The Brazilian admitted that he did not mind the extra competition, but was frustrated by Redknapp’s behaviour. He claims that the former Spurs manager broke promises that he had made and did not encourage or help him when he was experiencing a dip in form.
Speaking to the English press, Gomes said:
“Redknapp barely talked to me. I was playing really well when he hired Friedel. So I was really surprised and decided to ask him about that.”
“In the 2010-11 season, I made only two mistakes but I didn’t give them so much importance and I didn’t think I was going to be sacked from the team because of that. People in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 have different ways of doing things in football.”
“For example, when a club like Tottenham buy you, you have to play really well. So if you play well, everything is OK. But if you don’t play well, they don’t help you at all. That made me feel terrible.”
Having played for Dutch giants http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281, Gomes has no lack of experience whatsoever. He also revealed that many clubs approached him during his time on Tottenham’s bench, but they were chased away by Redknapp who refused to allow Gomes to leave.
Tue shot stopper names CSKA Moscow and Atletico Madrid as suitors and blasted Redknapp for not allowing him to leave White Hart Lane in his search for regular first team football.
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