Tottenham's thrashing of Hearts reveals 'big gulf in class', says Harry Redknapp

19 August 2011 07:15
By Telegraph staff[LNB]8:15AM BST 19 Aug 2011[LNB]Comments[LNB] Goals from Rafael van der Vaart, Jermain Defoe and Jake Livermore inside the opening half hour of the play-off first leg were followed up by second-half strikes from Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon in a comprehensive success. [LNB]A contest billed in some quarters as a 'Battle of Britain' between Scotland's third best side and England's fifth now appears to have ended before next week's return leg at White Hart Lane. [LNB]Redknapp was eager not to openly criticise Scottish football but admitted there was a clear difference between the teams' resources. [LNB]"I don't want to be disrespectful to Scottish football, but there is obviously a big gulf. It's plain for anybody to see," he said. [LNB]"It is a different level now, for sure - it's pretty obvious. Resources are completely different. [LNB]Related Articles

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