Ramos believes in Bent class
20 Sep 2008 - 11:22:54
Tottenham Hotspur head coach Juande Ramos is backing striker Darren Bent to maintain his superb start to the season and help his side climb away from the bottom of the table.
The 24-year-old England international has scored in each of his last three games, having been handed the unenviable task of making up for the summer exits of Dimitar Berbatov and Robbie Keane from White Hart Lane.
Ramos commented: "It's a great opportunity for Darren because the two strikers have left who were playing a lot of minutes last season.
"Darren is obviously getting more time on the pitch now and he's got to demonstrate he can make up for the loss of Robbie Keane and Dimitar Berbatov.
"He's a goalscorer, he's quick and he's very good with his head. He is a very lethal striker in the last few metres leading up to the goal.
"I've got a broad knowledge of international footballers, so I knew who he was when he was at Charlton, but not in the same depth I know him now."
Bent joined Spurs just over a year ago for £16.5million from Charlton Athletic, but scored just eight goals last season as he had to settle for a back-up role to Berbatov and Keane.