Tottenham Memorabilia

White Hart Lane and Slavia Prague in the UEFA Cup today with Robinson back in goal and I for one am delighted.

Radek Cerny does not fill me with confidence, he has looked very ordinary to me and is certainly not our number 1.  Robinson has played big games for England, he played in a World Cup remember under that buffoon McLaren (the worst choice as England manager since Kevin Keegan).

The secret to Jenas was not fitness as everyone assumes but confidence, feeling he was wanted, loved, in short man management.  So is this the secret to transform Robinson?

The question I have not been heard asked is how did Robinson come to lose his confidence over one mistake for us and a piece of misfortune for England, when the ball bobbled over his foot, that could have happened to anyone?

Who destroyed it, was it Steve McLaren or Martin Jol or the sensationalist journalism in the papers and their need for a scapegoat all the time?  Whoever it was and it was probably the press in my view, you have to question the man management of Martin Jol at the time.

Now don’t get me wrong, I was a fan of Martin Jol and he would have been even more successful for us if the board had not gone behind his back and tried to recruit Harry Redknapp, long before the Jande Ramos affair.  He was then totally undermined and I wonder if that is not the true root of Robinson’s woes?

Did Martin Jol then take his eye off the ball and not pay enough attention to the man management side of his hansomly rewarded job?  Yes obviously a mistake, an unjust public slating through the press started the ball rolling and it went from there.

I’d love to hear your views.

Paul Robinson was Tottenham’s number 1, he was England’s number 1, he was a good goalkeeper, he will be again.  I am right behind you Paul, you’re good enough so will the real paul Robinson please stand up.  We want you back.

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Let me draw your attention to a nice little webpage devoted to Jermaine Jenas at www.hubpages.com/Jermain-Jenas our industrious midfielder.

So we have two goalkeepers who drop clangers. Radek Cerny, when I have watched him play, seems to have no spring in his legs. He dosen’t dive very far to his right or left and that causes me concern. He has looked safe in the air and then makes the most elementary mistake which was solely down to concentration.

Robinson was a fine goalkeeper until losing confidence, if that can be repaired then he will be a fine stopper again.

Against Slavia Prague Spurs didn’t even try, they should have killed that game 4-0 by half time and then started preparing for the Carling Cup Final. As it is they can not rest and have to do a job 3 days before facing Chelsea, not ideal.