Source: Daily_Mail
Redknapp: Spurs fixture congestion is so bad I might wear Ramos' suit
Harry Redknapp may have to borrow a suit when Spurs go to Wembley this weekend[LNB] Harry Redknapp says Tottenham's[LNB]fixture congestion is so bad that he might have to wear former manager Juande Ramos' suit to at the Carling Cup final.[LNB]Tottenham played Hull in the Premier League last night, and take on Shakthar Donestk in the UEFA Cupon Thursday before Sunday's Wembley clash with European champions Manchester United.[LNB]And Redknapp joked that he hadn't even had time to get measure for a suit for the occasion.[LNB]Asked if the players had been for their fittings, he said: 'We can't afford them at Tottenham. We've got suits that I think they've had since last year.[LNB]'I don't know whether Ramos' suit is going to fit me. I'm trying it on on Tuesday I think.'[LNB]And the Spurs boss also hit back at criticism aimed at him for fielding an under-strength side in the UEFA Cup against Donetsk, a tactic he is determined to employ again this week.[LNB]'I hear people criticising on the TV how I've rested players', he said. 'Monday was the important game, not Shakhtar away. Whoever eard of you playing a game Thursday night before you play in a cup final?[LNB]'You don't play Thursday night, you go away to a hotel for two or three days and get ready for the cup.[LNB] 'Then we play Middlesbrough on Wednesday and Sunderland on Saturday.[LNB]'Sunderland don't play once before then.[LNB]'We'll have played six games against their two. The whole fixture list is crazy. What am I supposed to do Thursday night?[LNB] Tottenham's forwards coach Les Ferdinand says Robbie Keane is some way short of his best[LNB]'Play the whole lot and play them at Wembley? How can I do that?'[LNB]Meanwhile, Tottenham's forwards coach Les Ferdinand admitted Robbie Keane struggled in the 2-1 win at Hull and is some way off his best.[LNB]The former Spurs player admitted: 'Where Robbie's finding it a bit difficult at the moment is that he's just not played enough games.[LNB]'He's been in and out the side at Liverpool. He had a little run when he first went there but he's been sitting on the sidelines for a long time.[LNB]'He came in the first game against Arsenal and played very well but you usually play that first game on adrenaline. It's your second, third and fourth game when you struggle with match fitness. We just need him up to speed as quickly as possible.[LNB]'People say Darren Bent and Pavlyuchenko can't play together but Robbie's come in now, so it will be Robbie Keane and another up front.'[LNB] [LNB]
