ROBINSON HAPPY TO BE BACK IN SPURS TEAM
England goalkeeper Paul Robinson was pleased to be back in the Spurs starting XI and proved his worth with two excellent saves in his club's 1-1 draw with Slavia Prague at White Hart Lane. Robinson had been dropped by manager Juande Ramos in January after a handful of bloopers had cost his team goals.
But the stopper, recently overlooked by new England manager Fabio Capello in his first game in charge of the country against Switzerland, when asked whether he was happy to be back in the fold, said: "I just had to answer myself - I know the way that I have been playing; or not playing as the case may be.
"I just want to get back on track and get back in the team. I am delighted to be back in a team that is doing well."
Robinson was disappointed that his team did not add to their one goal in the first half. But he was pleased for young goal-scorer Jamie O'Hara, and continued: "We knew it was going to be a tough game and we couldn't take it lightly.
"We wanted to score a couple of goals in the first half so we could take it a little easier. But I think our second half performance was disappointing - we scored the first goal and then seemed to rest on our laurels a little bit. We should give them credit, though - they played well.
"[Jamie] has been doing well for us and the manager has brought him into the team. He was used only for a little bit at the start but he has been playing a lot more and starting games now and it was a delight for him to get his goal tonight." Robinson also added that he wishes to play in the Carling Cup final at Wembley on Sunday against Chelsea. "I would like to think that I will be playing at Wembley - I hope so," he said.
England goalkeeper Paul Robinson was pleased to be back in the Spurs starting XI and proved his worth with two excellent saves in his club's 1-1 draw with Slavia Prague at White Hart Lane. Robinson had been dropped by manager Juande Ramos in January after a handful of bloopers had cost his team goals.
But the stopper, recently overlooked by new England manager Fabio Capello in his first game in charge of the country against Switzerland, when asked whether he was happy to be back in the fold, said: "I just had to answer myself - I know the way that I have been playing; or not playing as the case may be.
"I just want to get back on track and get back in the team. I am delighted to be back in a team that is doing well."
Robinson was disappointed that his team did not add to their one goal in the first half. But he was pleased for young goal-scorer Jamie O'Hara, and continued: "We knew it was going to be a tough game and we couldn't take it lightly.
"We wanted to score a couple of goals in the first half so we could take it a little easier. But I think our second half performance was disappointing - we scored the first goal and then seemed to rest on our laurels a little bit. We should give them credit, though - they played well.
"[Jamie] has been doing well for us and the manager has brought him into the team. He was used only for a little bit at the start but he has been playing a lot more and starting games now and it was a delight for him to get his goal tonight." Robinson also added that he wishes to play in the Carling Cup final at Wembley on Sunday against Chelsea. "I would like to think that I will be playing at Wembley - I hope so," he said.
Labels: Carling Cup, England, Juande Ramos, Paul Robinson, Tottenham, UEFA Cup
