Rafael van der Vaart enjoying life at White Hart Lane – English Premier League news
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rafael-c30339 van der Vaart, has claimed that he is immensely satisfied with his debut season with the Spurs. The Dutchman made an immediate impact after joining the club last summer, scoring 15 goals in the 2010/11 campaign. Van der
Vaart’s performances earned him a PFA Player of the Season nomination.
The Dutchman will undoubtedly be considered as one of the best buys of the 2010 summer transfer window. Van der Vaart was deemed surplus to requirements at http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Real-c30728 Madrid, and he was placed on the transfer list by manager Jose Mourinho, soon after he took charge
of the Spanish giants. After an 18 million Pound deal with Bayern Munich had collapsed, Tottenham swooped in for the player, just two hours before the end of the transfer window. It allowed Spurs to sign the midfielder for a significantly reduced fee. Some
sources claim that van der Vaart was scooped up for just 6 million Pounds.
The Dutchman started to pay dividends almost immediately after joining Tottenham. Van der Vaart scored a penalty on his home debut against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Spurs went on to win that match 3-1. The midfielder claims that the fans immediately made
him feel at home.
Speaking on the matter, he said, “I felt so good at White Hart Lane straight away, especially with the fans. In the first game you want to impress everyone and perhaps you want to do too much to show what kind of player you are but in the end we won 3-1
against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wolves-c40952, I scored a penalty and it was a good start.”
Van der Vaart’s arrival at the club coincided with Spurs’ debut in the Champions League. The Dutchman has already had a taste of European action in his time with Real Madrid, but he claims that the Champions League campaign with Spurs was ‘special’.
He added, “We are always confident at home and the Champions League nights were special. It was such a big thing. Every night was fantastic, especially http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan."
Tottenham Hotspur will miss out on next season’s Champions League tournament, but they aim to bounce straight back into the tournament by finishing in the top four in the 2011/12 Barclays Premier League campaign.
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