Skipper King hails tight Tottenham as they set their sights on Europe

20 April 2009 09:38
It is a familiar chant in the red half of north London but now Tottenham Hotspur fans can also sing about 1-0 victories.[LNB]The win over Newcastle United was the third consecutive home victory by that scoreline for Spurs and Ledley King is delighted to be emulating their big rivals Arsenal.[LNB]Aiming high: Ledley King[LNB]'It's not really what Toittenham are associated with, certainly not over the past few years,' said the Tottenham skipper, who missed yesterday's match.[LNB]'As a defender you like to keep clean sheets and for the side to be hard to beat.[LNB]'We've done well defensively this season. We know that if we keep a clean sheet with the players we have in attack we always have a good chance of winning.'[LNB]After spending most of the season battling against relegation, Spurs now have a place in the new Europa League in their sights.[LNB]'We are in good form at the moment and playing well,' added King. 'I hope we can keep this up until the end of the season and see where it takes us.'[LNB] Tottenham 1 Newcastle 0: It's torture for Shearer as struggle goes on at ToonHarry in a hurry: Redknapp plotting a summer spending spree at Spurs TOTTENHAM FC

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