Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has been boosted by the news that midfielder Aaron Lennon could be back in the first-team squad for the match against Wigan during the weekend. Tottenham are currently fifth in the Premier league table and they are battling out with Chelsea and Arsenal for a top four spot. The form of the team has dipped in recent months from the lofty heights they achieved since the turn of the year. One of the reasons attributed towards the poor form has been a lack of Lennon, who has been injured.

Tottenham’s play is largely based around the two wingers – Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon. In the absence of both these players due to various injury problems in recent weeks, their form has dipped of late. However, they have the chance to get back into the top four with a win over relegation threatened Wigan during the weekend. The match will not be easy because Wigan are usually good at home during this stage of the season despite their relegation problems. Due to the fact that Tottenham will be playing ahead of Chelsea and Arsenal this weekend, they will want to get an advantage in the points table to put pressure on their rivals.

“All of our remaining five games are vital. Our destiny is in our hands and will try to get as many points as possible. The Wigan game is a totally different proposition to City last week but just as important.  We have to understand that only the same motivation as playing against the champions will give us the conditions to win this game. Aaron has trained with the team and is back in contention. It’s good to have him back,” said Villas-Boas. Spurs will face Chelsea in the remaining five fixtures at Stamford Bridge.

It has been reported that the Italian club Inter Milan are looking at the possibility of signing the Tottenham midfielder Aaron Lennon, who has been in brilliant form this season. There have been a lot of questions asked about the quality of the 25-year-old over the years.

However, he seems to have finally come of age at just the right time in his career. Lennon has been overshadowed by Gareth Bale in the last few seasons, but he has been able to match the Welshman in terms of goalscoring and assisting abilities. Lennon has been one of the main reasons alongside Bale for their impressive form of Tottenham in the last few months. Continue reading “INTER KEEN ON LENNON” →

The Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker has said that he thinks that the winger Aaron Lennon is one of the main reasons for Tottenham being extremely good in recent weeks. The England winger has always been viewed as the secondary choice to the star winger Gareth Bale. However, the Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has been able to get the best out of the 25-year-old in recent weeks in such a way that he has overshadowed Bale. Parker has also come out and glowing praise of the midfielder by saying that his form has been one of the main reasons for Tottenham doing well in recent weeks.

Lennon was at his imperious best in the 3-1 win over Reading. This victory helped his team move into the third position ahead of Chelsea and Arsenal. Parker has praised Lennon by saying that he has been almost unplayable in the last few weeks. The 31-year-old recently returned to first team action after many months out with an injury. He was given linked with a move to the West London club QPR after they were recently taken over by Harry Redknapp, who was responsible for bringing him to Tottenham. Lennon has always been praised for his incredible pace, but he has combined that with an end product.

“He was at a different level against Reading – not just his raw pace and his threat on and around the ball but his work rate was something very special. I couldn’t think of anything worse if I was a full-back than him running at me. He probably could have set up another couple if it had fallen for the right people. Gareth is fantastic and sometimes gets all the headlines but ‘Azzer’ [Lennon] has been key to that as well,” said Parker. Tottenham have managed to go on an unbeaten run since the Everton defeat.

The striker of Tottenham Hotspur, Jermain Defoe, has hailed his teammate Aaron Lennon for performing brilliantly in the last match against Panathinaikos. That was a Europa League match and the Spurs won that match easily by 3-1. Defoe scored the third goal for his team in the 83^rd minute of the match. That goal was set up by Aaron Lennon.

Talking to the reporters after the match, Defoe said, “Aaron was fantastic again. This was not the first time in the season that he set up my goal. He has set up quite a few of my goals this season. He has been in phenomenal form since the start of the season.”

Lennon has started each and every Premier League match for Tottenham in the ongoing season. When asked about his understanding with Lennon, Defoe said, “It’s fantastic to play alongside somebody like Aaron. We have very good understanding between us. He is a versatile player and he always creates opportunities.”

Defoe has already scored 13 goals in the ongoing season. When asked about his own form, Defoe said, “It’s great that I have been performing consistently. I put in a lot of hard work during the off season, worked on the weak aspects of my game and that seemed to be paying off.”

“It’s always good to contribute in team’s victory. When you score goals and the team wins, it gives you a lot of satisfaction. It has been a great season for me so far and hopefully, I would continue playing well in the second half of the season as well”

“We have played some cracking football in the last four matches and won them by big margins. It’s really satisfying. The environment in the camp is pretty good and positive.”

Tottenham Hotspur will play its next match against Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday.

 

The new Tottenham signing Clint Dempsey has said that he was extremely disappointed with the way he was handled by Fulham in the final few days of the transfer window. The 29-year-old had already said that he would not like to play for Fulham again, while also handing a transfer request to the club amidst interest from Liverpool. Liverpool were thought to be interested in securing the signature of the player, who had the capability of playing in both midfield and upfront. Liverpool were the favourites for his signature, but Tottenham managed to secure his signature on the final day of the transfer window for around £ 6 million.

Clint Dempsey was one of the outstanding players for Fulham last season after he scored 23 goals in all competitions. Clint Dempsey has now revealed that he almost went into tears at the prospect of not being able to seal a move to another club before the end of the transfer window. The American International was in a precarious position of not being able to play for any other club until January if he had been kept by Fulham beyond the transfer window. As a result, Dempsey has said that became extremely anxious over a move.

“I just remember calling my wife and my mom and almost wanting to break down in tears because it was a tough time. Going into that last day and night there were still a lot of question marks. It wasn’t clear cut this was going to happen. Some other things came up and you are going through that struggle, which was not fun for anybody. It was difficult for Fulham and for me, not knowing how it was going to end,” Dempsey told Sports Illustrated. Dempsey will be hoping to help Tottenham get their first win of the season.