Spurs 2 Bolton 0: Spurs Win As Ramos Is Sacked

Plenty of time for fans to sort out who is more to blame for the woeful start Spurs have gone through, with Chairman Daniel Levy and Director of Football Damien Comolli getting a lot of heat for questionable transfer practices, and for coach Juande Ramos, whose playing formations and game substitutions brought puzzlement to many Spurs fans.
The news broke just after midnight on Saturday that Comolli, Ramos along with assistant coaches Gus Poyet and Marcos Alvarez were relieved of their positions by Levy just hours before Sunday's home match against Bolton. Even more stunning was the announcement that Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp was to be appointed as the new manager, a real whirlwind of news that contrasted starkly to insignificant things such as replacement strikers for the departed likes of Dimitar Berbatov and Robbie Keane.


Harry made it to North London in time for the game, though he did not select the starting lineup, development coach Clive Allen took responsibility for that matter. The game was a vital one that Spurs needed maximum points from, with looming matches at Arsenal and home to Liverpool this coming week providing stern tests as to the true impact of Redknapp on the underachieving side.


I only caught bits and pieces of the match online, but what I saw looked pretty good on the offensive side of things, in combination with the 'hold your breath' antics of the defensive backline and goalie Heurelho Gomes that usually raise one's blood pressure.



Roman Pavlyuchenko scored his first EPL goal in the 17th minute on a lovely cross from David Bentley to give Spurs their first lead of the season. Darren Bent scored the other on a second half penalty kick to seal the win, the first of the season for the team.

As noted above, we'll see how the team reacts to the upcoming difficult matches this week, but for the next couple of days, the arrival of Redknapp has certainly given Spurs and their fans some breathing room. Come On You Spurs!



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