Source: SKY_Sports
Redknapp angry with Defoe
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp revealed his anger with Jermain Defoe after he saw red in the 2-1 win over Portsmouth.
Spurs held on for the win at Fratton Park after Ledley King put them in front with a powerful header, before Defoe doubled the lead on the stroke of half-time.
Kevin-Prince Boateng pulled one back for the home side before former Pompey striker Defoe was given his marching orders after a stamp on Aaron Mokoena, with Michael Brown also seeing red late on.
And Redknapp, who was returning to the South Coast club for the first time since his move to Spurs, was disappointed with the England forward.
"I was very disappointed with Jermain Defoe, getting sent off and reacting like he did," he said.
"I said it was a day for cool heads - don't react if you get fouled, just get on with the game.
"Don't start kicking people or over-reacting and I repeated that to him at half-time on four or five occasions and he did react and he disappointed himself and I was disappointed with that as well.
"If he kicked him it's a red card and you can't do that."
The build-up to the game was all surrounding Redknapp and how the Portsmouth fans would react to his return, but there was a lack of boos at Fratton Park as the home support showed their appreciation for what their former boss achieved at the club.
"I think that people hyped this up and with disrespect to Portsmouth fans, the way they were talking about how they would behave, I thought they were absolutely fantastic," he added.
"You couldn't ask for better support than they gave their team and they enjoyed the game and not a problem out there, I thought they were fantastic.
"They had a real go. That's typical Pompey spirit - that's how they are and how their fans are, they get behind their team, they will them on and we hung on for grim life in those last 20 minutes or so.
"We had a couple of breaks where we could have nicked a goal and killed the game - Aaron Lennon went through and he should have scored - but it was tough.
"Big Crouchy was up there on his own and we were getting pressed back deeper and deeper and in the end it was back to the walls stuff."
