Source: Team_Talk
Bhoys beat Spurs to claim trophy
Victory, courtesy of first-half goals by Chris Killen and Georgios Samaras, means Tony Mowbray's men won the friendly tournament ahead of Wednesday's clash against Dinamo Moscow and they have still not conceded a goal in four pre-season matches.
Spurs boss Harry Redknapp, who has watched his side getting outplayed by two reserve sides during the tournament, has major worries at the heart of his defence as Ledley King, Jonathan Woodgate and Michael Dawson are sidelined, leaving no recognised centre-back.
The trouble for Redknapp was that Pascal Chimbonda looked uncomfortable moving in from right-back and youngster Dorian Dervite appeared well off the pace.
It only took Celtic eight minutes to expose Spurs' fragile defence. Paul Caddis shifted past Benoit Assou-Ekotto on the right and whipped in a cross, with Killen getting in front of Chimbonda to plant his header past Heurelho Gomes.
Frenchman Dervite was fault for the second goal, courtesy of Samaras five minutes before the break.
Samaras was in his own half when he poked the ball past the 21-year-old and there was plenty of time to catch the Greece international, who was hardly known for his pace while at Manchester City for two years.
Instead, Samaras carried the ball into the penalty and executed a precise finish across Gomes.
At the other end of the pitch for Spurs, Redknapp wants to bring Peter Crouch in from Portsmouth, which could pave the way for Darren Bent to leave for Sunderland.
Bent was Spurs' top goalscorer last season but was out of favour at times, and against Celtic he missed three opportunities to prove to Redknapp he is worthy of keeping.
The first came when Robbie Keane sent him through for a one-on-one chance but his finish was saved by Lukasz Zaluska. He then headed straight at Zaluska and fired a volley wildly over the crossbar from another cross.
Bent was one of eight changes Redknapp made at the break, with Luka Modric and Jermain Defoe given a run out.
Spurs could have fallen further behind though when Paddy McCourt drove past five defenders but went wide with his finish.
Darren O'Dea denied Spurs a way back into the game when he blocked Defoe going for a dangerous cross, then got onto his feet to clear Modric's finish off the line, with Jamie O'Hara going over with the rebound.
Danny Fox made his first start for Celtic following his move from Coventry, but Mowbray opted to rest his first-choice players with the Dinamo match in mind.
