Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has stated that he is disappointed to have conceded a late equaliser against Newcastle on Sunday, as a Shoala Ameobi goal meant spoils were shared at St James’ Park.
Spurs were looking for their fifth straight Premier League win, and goals from Rafael van der Vaart and Jermain Defoe looked to have clinched an impressive away win for the White Hart Lane outfit.
However the Newcastle substitute pounced to equalise after 86 minutes, much to Redknapp’s frustration.
“When you’re 2-1 up in the 80-whatever minute you’re looking for the three points, that’s for sure,” he told Sky Sports.
“This is always a tough place to come and they’re unbeaten this year so they’re a tough side, but we were in a position to finish them off and at 2-1 I felt very comfortable.
“We were looking to get forward more and I thought we could go on and nick another goal. We got in some great positions on the break, but didn’t pick the right ball or whatever,” he stated.
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew however has heralded his team’s fighting spirit, and feels his side could have won the game also.
“It just shows the spirit in the group and the character that we have,” the home coach said after the game.
“We’re feeling confident and we played very, very well today against one of the top teams. We walked off slightly disappointed that we hadn’t won it. We had a couple of great chances towards the end,” he concluded.
The draw means that Newcastle remain unbeaten after eight Premier League fixtures, whilst Spurs sit in sixth place after the result.
By Gareth McKnight
Football News 24/7
Redknapp was disappointed his team only managed a draw.
If he was really honest he would have said they were really lucky to come away with a point, all the stats on the game had NUFC with the upper hand and the last 10 to 15 mins spurs were well and truly under the cosh.
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