Harry Redknapp praises young Tottenham Hotspur team after goal less Europa League draw at PAOK Salonika
Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp revealed he was pleased with his young squad for managing to earn a draw and subsequently a point against PAOK Salonika in their opening match of the UEFA Europa League at the Toumba Stadium. The London side managed
to maintain a clean sheet in the Group A opening game to come away with a point from a difficult away fixture.
With Redknapp focusing on the upcoming weekend clash against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jake-Livermore-c17604,
Harry Kane, Tom Carroll and Yago Falque, who made his debut for the Spurs in the second tier European competition.
Redknapp said in an interview:
“I was pleased with performance, particularly in the first half. We kept the ball well.
That was an intimidating atmosphere out there tonight. It was fantastic. You don't get that in many places in the world.
The fans were incredible and they get behind their team.”
The average age of the team that played last night was 23 years old, because of which Redknapp cherished the one point from the away game. Former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carlo-Cudicini-c8340 was amongst the few older players in the squad and did well to keep a clean
sheet. Redknapp praised the young team and the supporters who had travelled to show their support for the team.
He continued:
“The young players have never seen that before and it must have been a difficult experience for them, but I thought they coped very well.”
Amongst the entire squad Redknapp mentioned the selected few who had done really well, amongst them were http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Andros-Townsend-c6023. Carroll made his second appearance for the Spurs last night and performed well enough to earn praise from the Spurs
manager. After their impressive form, the young players could go on to see more first team action this season.
Redknapp said:
“I thought young Tom Carroll did well in midfield.
He's only a slight little boy but he's a lovely footballer - he works hard and has a great attitude. But they all did well.”
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