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Jol still backing Robinson

08 Oct 2007 - 07:58:12

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Tottenham head coach Martin Jol has continued to back Paul Robinson even after the struggling England goalkeeper appeared to make another crucial error in Sunday's 2-2 draw at Liverpool.

The former Leeds United shot-stopper let Steven Gerrard's free-kick slip from his grasp as Andriy Voronin slotted home the opening goal, just six days after he had conceded four goals in the thrilling draw with Aston Villa.

But Jol said: "I am not concerned about Paul Robinson's form and suggestions he made another mistake.

"If you see the replay you see that it got a deflection off Jermaine Jenas, hitting his knee. It was not a mistake, it hit him and Voronin was first to the rebound.

"Nobody went with the runner, it was a bad goal from the defence's point of view.

"I have no worries about Paul. Every game is different. He has confidence and that is why I played him in midweek against Famagusta, and at Anfield.

"Everyone has said we deserved to win, and that is how we feel. In particular in the second half we were on top of them and caused a lot of problems.

"But in the end it was a bad result for us. But we have got a great spirit, everyone can see that. We have done a lot of travelling in midweek to Cyprus and then up here to Liverpool.

"It has been a difficult time for us. But we took a lot of confidence from this."