Spurs call-ups delight Redknapp

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp feels having six players in England's provisional World Cup squad shows just how far the club has come. Spurs - who also reached the FA Cup semi-final - secured fourth place in the Premier League and with it a crack at the Champions League.It is a remarkable turnaround under Redknapp, who took over a team battling against relegation just 18 months ago.Defenders Michael Dawson and Ledley King, midfielders Tom Huddlestone and Aaron Lennon and forwards Peter Crouch and Jermain Defoe have all been named in Fabio Capello's initial 30-man squad for South Africa, which will eventually be cut down to 23.Redknapp said: "It is fantastic, great news for the club to have six players in the squad and they all deserve to be there."We expected Peter, JD and Aaron to be there. I thought Ledley would also make it and I was hoping Michael and Tom would as well, so the fact they are in there is great."It shows the strength of the playing squad here now and it is a great honour for the players and for the club, their families and everyone involved."I just hope no one is left disappointed when the squad gets cut down."Spurs are also well represented in other World Cup squads, with Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Sebastien Bassong (Cameroon), Giovani dos Santos (Mexico), Wilson Palacios (Honduras) and goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes (Brazil) all in line to play in South Africa.Redknapp said on the club's official website: "It is a dream for all those players, a great honour."We are delighted for them. I hope they all go."

Source: Team_Talk