Crouch ready for start

11 August 2009 13:47
Striker Peter Crouch says he feels sharp and ready for the big kick-off against his former club Liverpool. The striker played the first-half of Tottenham's pre-season friendly against Olympiacos at the weekend and now has the Merseysiders in his sights on Sunday. "It was one of those days in front of goal I suppose but I was pleased with my performance," said Crouch. "It was my first 45 minutes of pre-season and it was good to get it out of the way. It's all about fitness and I feel sharp and ready for the season." Crouch began in attack with Robbie Keane in a goalless first-half before Jermain Defoe and Roman Pavlyuchenko took over in the second-half and bagged a goal each in the 3-0 win, Vedran Corluka the other scorer. "I've played with Roman, Robbie and Jermain in training and they are all fantastic players," added Crouch. "We've four strikers battling it out for two spots, healthy competition and that has to be good for the club."

Source: Eurosport