Redknapp praise for 'old-fashioned' Davies

04 October 2009 13:12
The club captain scored his third goal of the season in the 2-2 draw against Tottenham.[LNB]It was just reward for the 32-year-old after another typically tenacious and industrious performance.[LNB]In front of watching England manager Fabio Capello, Davies kept Tom Huddlestone on his toes throughout the 90 minutes although the emergency centre half stuck to his task.[LNB]Tottenham boss Redknapp said: "Kevin Davies is always a threat. He messes people around.[LNB]"He is so difficult to play against. He is like an old-fashioned centre forward to my mind."[LNB]Bolton manager Gary Megson said: "If you play the kind of football Kevin thrives on, he is a huge threat."[LNB]Megson took issue with referee Mike Jones over his treatment of Davies.[LNB]He said: "I told him at half-time, 'I don't want Kevin Davies looking after but he doesn't need persecuting as he is a big strong lad.'[LNB]"He plays with his heart on his sleeve and he competes. The referee said I have only given two fouls against him. Have you seen his record?[LNB]"It is not a referee's job to be looking at someone's record. They must look at the game going on and judge how they see fit."[LNB]Bolton got off to a perfect start with Ricardo Gardner opening the scoring in the third minute after Lee Chung-Yong's effort had been parried.[LNB]It looked bleak for Tottenham given they have never won a league match at the ground in nine attempts but they regrouped and equalised through Niko Kranjcar.[LNB]Bolton responded through Davies's header at the back post with Lee again involved in the build up, only for Vedran Corluka to secure a point for the visitors.[LNB]Peter Crouch scorned a glorious chance in front of goal a minute before Corluka's equaliser and Redknapp said: "He should have scored but the keeper has performed a miracle.[LNB]"To come back twice was fine. Obviously you want to pick three points up but when we were 2-1 down I would certainly have taken a point.[LNB]"We deserved a draw. They started brightly while we were slow getting going. But we came back strongly."[LNB]Megson is pleased with Lee's progress - the Korean scored the winner at Birmingham last weekend.[LNB]"Lee will get better as he gets fitter," said the Bolton boss. "He was absolutely shattered after the game.[LNB]"He has got that ability to settle on the ball. His touch and control are second to none as is his awareness."[LNB]Lee, Tamir Cohen - a £37,000 buy - and Gardner were all impressive as Bolton confounded their critics by playing some good, passing football.[LNB]Megson added: "There is a perception of this club of what people expect. The reality of what is going on, you have seen it today.[LNB]"There was some really good stuff. We don't just hoof it. Our average height is smaller than Tottenham's. We are trying to win games playing decent football.[LNB]"The way we went about our work from minute one to 94 should have won us the game. I am really pleased with performance but we had enough chances to have sealed a victory."[LNB][LNB][LNB] Barclays Premiership. Click here to bet.  

Source: Team_Talk