Source: Daily_Mail
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp backs Leeds to return to top flight in two years
Back with the big boys: Harry Redknapp gives Leeds his backing[LNB]Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp believes Leeds could return to the Premier League within two seasons. [LNB]After relegation from the top flight in 2004, Leeds are currently inLeague One but take a break from their promotion campaign this weekendand face Spurs at White Hart Lane tonight in the fourth round of the FACup. [LNB]'They are a big club, with crowds of 30,000,' said Redknapp.'Theyhave a great chance of coming up and Simon Grayson has done a great jobthere. [LNB]'They could go through a league next year and itcould carry them into the Premier League easily. They could be backwhere they were.' [LNB]Redknapp expects Simon Grayson's side to offer a stern challenge this evening.[LNB] Aaron Lennon will miss the tie against his former club as he has a groin injury - but another ex-Elland Road winger, Danny Rose, could make his first start for Spurs.[LNB] As Leeds face Spurs in the FA Cup, how would their heroes of 2001 fared?Naylor: I'm a proud Yorkshireman and I've got the tattoo to prove it!TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC: All the latest news from across the web [LNB]'I loaned him out to Peterborough earlier this year but his attitudehas changed, he's worked hard and he's got terrific ability,' saidRedknapp. [LNB]Rose's opportunity could be interpreted as ablow for David Bentley, with Redknapp hinting at the winger strugglingin training. [LNB]'He is here and he has to work hard to get inthe team,' Redknapp said. 'That is all I ask them to do, come in everyday and train hard, work hard. [LNB]Blooming: Danny Rose back in the Tottenham fold[LNB]'They have a fantastic living so it is not a lot to ask, is it? Come in every day and train hard and show a good attitude.' [LNB]Attitude is not a problem he finds with Croatia midfielder Niko Kranjcar, who has been ahead of Bentley in the pecking order while Lennon has been sidelined. [LNB]'Niko works hard, trains hard and never gives a minute's problem - no attitude,' Redknapp said. [LNB]'Luka Modric is the same. That is what I enjoy about still being in football, players who want come in every day and train and enjoy it and play well. That is really what keeps me going in it.' [LNB] Ledley King is set to be rested, while fellow defenders Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Jonathan Woodgate both have groin problems. [LNB]Redknapp is looking at Palermo's Simon Kjaer to bolster numbers at the back but has not made a bid, and he is also an admirer of Juventus' Giorgio Chiellini. [LNB]The Spurs boss described his interest in Real Madrid midfielder Mahamadou Diarra as 'not a priority' now Jamie O'Hara has returned from his loan at Portsmouth.[LNB] As Leeds face Spurs in the FA Cup, how would their heroes of 2001 fared?Naylor: I'm a proud Yorkshireman and I've got the tattoo to prove it!TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC: All the latest news from across the web[LNB] [LNB] Explore more:People:Harry Redknapp, Jamie O'Hara, Simon Grayson, Jonathan Woodgate, Aaron Lennon, Luka Modric, David Bentley, Niko Kranjcar, Ledley King, Danny RosePlaces:Leeds, Croatia, Elland Road
