Source: Daily_Mail
Peter Crouch tells Spurs boss Harry Redknapp: Give me a strike partner against Arsenal!
Striking a balance: Tottenham striker Peter Crouch[LNB]Peter Crouch has pleaded with Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp to give him a strike partner against north London rivals Arsenal tomorrow. Redknapp has generally favoured a lone striker system this season with Rafael van der Vaart playing behind the England international. When Spurs beat Blackburn week Roman Pavlyuchenko played alongside Crouch and both strikers were on target in the 4-2 win. Crouch hopes Redknapp sticks with the 4-4-2 formation at the Emirates stadium and said: 'I've been playing with Rafa quite a bit. A lot of the time when you're playing one up and Rafa just off me it's quite hard. 'You're up against two central defenders and a lot of space opens up for others because you're taking the defenders away, trying to hold up play and bring others in.' Spurs have not beaten a 'top four' side since 1983 and Crouch said: 'If you want to be the best you have to beat the best. You'll be there or thereabouts if you beat everyone apart from the top four but I think if you really want to have a major impact on the league you have to go to places like Arsenal and pick up points. There's enough talent in our dressing room to do that. 'We're a lot closer to them than we have been for a long time. Against the best we seem to raise our game so hopefully that will be the case They're a great side but I believe that on our day we can beat anyone.'[LNB] Tottenham boost: Defoe set to return after two months for north London derby at the Emirates Tottenham and Wigan set to slug it out for £5m-rated Spanish playmaker M?uezTOTTENHAM FC
