Martin Jol has proved he was a big fan of 70’s pop icon Olivier Newton John by say lets get physical.
Jol, who knows Spurs face a battle against Blackburn Rovers who are a very physical team, said:
‘Our home record will be okay, so it’s only about away games. If you win seven away games you are in the top four or five, we can do that but we need to look at a few details. It’s not only about our mentality, it’s about physical toughness as well.’
Adding: ‘If you have five big strong guys, it’s not a problem. If you have two or three then other people have to take responsibility as well. We’ve got football players. We don’t buy Vinnie Jones-style players, so if they all show they can be a tough physical player then there is no problem. We showed that in our 10 games.’
‘We did ever so well in Turkey, we did everything we could as a team. We’ve been very close so we need to be a bit more professional and a bit more tough. Against Liverpool, we could have led 1-0 and they scored on the same break. We had that against Reading – Jermain Defoe could have equalised then they scored on the break. We had two headers with Mido against Manchester United, and I could go on.’
Please don’t!
He also promises, ‘We are not far off but it’s still annoying we can do well at home but not away.’
Lets just hope the meeting with the players this week and the training sessions will sort them out ready for our trip to Ewood Park, we simply can’t keep dropping points away from home and injuries or not, the players putting on the lillywhite have got to show they are up for the battle.
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