Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas has praised the impact of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rangers-c40314 this past weekend.
Tottenham finally mustered their first home win in the Premier League as they came from behind to beat Queens Park Rangers. The club had conceded a goal early on in the first half as Bobby http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zamora-c40983 slot home a shot to give the visitors the lead.
QPR would’ve extended their lead, had it not been for the impressive http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Junior-c20060 Hoilett as he kept his side in the game.
The pressure was mounting as Spurs looked unlikely to get anything from the game. QPR had been the better of the two teams, and had dominated proceedings for the majority of the 90 minutes.
There was a bit of fortune as QPR scored an own goal, which was shortly followed by a http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jermain-Defoe-c18359 tap in. The Portuguese manager had made a tactical change in the second half, shifting Gareth Bale from the left back position to the left wing and deploying
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jan-Vertonghen-c17814 in place of Bale.
The switch paid off, and Villas-Boas praised the Welshman, who had a hand in Defoe’s goal. Bale was released by Vertonghen and burst forward to take a ferocious shot at goal. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Julio-Cesar-c19961 had made the save on to the cross bar, but Defoe was lurking in the
box to score on the rebound.
"We had to make changes at half-time," said Villas-Boas. "Gareth Bale played better as a left winger than a left-back and made a difference.”
"The players wanted to win for the fans and their will took us through."
The manager also praised Defoe and hailed his spirit and determination to get back into the first team.
"He (Defoe) is performing at the top level," Villas-Boas added.
"He has had his opportunities this season and he is taking them tremendously. This season he is facing tough competition from (Emmanuel) Adebayor and Clint Dempsey, but he keeps on performing. The competition is making him tick."
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