Source: Daily_Mail
Palacios and Huddlestone have given us some steel, says Redknapp
Harry Redknapp has hailed Wilson Palacios and Tom Huddlestone for helping Tottenham bury their reputation as soft touches. [LNB]Palacios has played a key role in Spurs' impressive start to theseason, giving all-action performances in midfield which have allowedthe team's creative players to express themselves in impressive openingweek victories over Liverpool and Hull.[LNB] Men of steel: Wilson Palacios (left) and Tom Huddlestone[LNB] TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC: All the latest news from across the webSebastien Bassong's a hit but will he be missed by Spurs?Carlton Cole: I realised I couldn't waste my life with parties and women Huddlestone, too, has begun using his physique as well as his passing ability to impose himself on matches and Spurs boss Redknapp, whose team face his old club West Ham today, said: 'After speaking to the players at Hull, we went to have a cup of tea in a kit room which had Phil Brown's flipchart with comments on it. The first one was "Nice v Nasty". [LNB]'They were nasty and we were the nice, that was how he saw it. [LNB]'That's how teams have seen Tottenham over the years. When I was at Portsmouth we used to batter 'em. We used to beat them, get after them and not let them play, and get in their faces. That's what teams were doing to Tottenham. [LNB]'Now we're getting stronger. People like Palacios give us that strength. They know that he's in there and is going to be putting his foot in. He's as strong as anybody and it's important you have one or two like that. [LNB]'Tom's got the ability to be a top, top player. We've been saying that for a few years now, but maybe this will be the year he really emerges and proves it. [LNB]'Last week, against Liverpool, he won his tackles, got his toe in and hit balls away from people, as well as playing.' [LNB]Huddlestone said: 'I think we're going the right way to changing people's perceptions of us. [LNB]'We're not being bullied off the pitch. That's the main thing the manager's trying to get us to do - doing the bullying thing and not giving teams any time to rest on the ball.'[LNB] [LNB] Explore more:People:Phil Brown, Wilson Palacios, Harry Redknapp, Tom HuddlestonePlaces:Liverpool
