Source: Daily_Mail
Stevenage 0 Tottenham 0: Spurs held in FA Cup clash
Adebayor tweaked a knee in training on Friday and, although his manager says there is no ligament damage, heis a doubt for Sunday's derby against Arsenal. Assou-Ekotto had surgeryon his groin last week and Modric had a fever.[LNB]Tottenham's players did not adjust well to the unfamiliar shape and the threat of Bale vanished as he dropped deeper and deeper to collect the ball from his defenders.[LNB] [LNB]Off colour: Bale turned in a disappointing display for Tottenham [LNB]With 20 minutes gone Redknapp emerged from the dug-out, looking angry and barking orders at his players.[LNB]They improved slightly, with left wing-back Danny Rose the most dangerous attacking option. Saha flashed ashot across the face of goal and Michael Bostwick cleared from his own goal-line after Michael Dawson's powerful header.[LNB]The visitors wanted a penalty when Saha was challenged heavily from behind as he prepared to shoot, having accepted a pass from Jake Livermore neatly on his chest in front of goal. His effort lobbed up gently into the arms of Chris Day, the Stevenage goalkeeper who started his career at Tottenham and cannot haveexpected such a quiet afternoon.[LNB]Day was beaten, 10 minutes into the second half, when he parried a fierce low cross from Rose. It spilled kindly for Saha to convert but, on its way into the net, his shot clipped Scott Parker in an offside position. It was ruled out and this was as close as the 6,000 or so inside the Lamex would come to seeing a goal.
