Spurs boss hails "clever Keane", Berbatov
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Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov grabbed his first competitive goal for his new club in last night's 2-0 win over Sheffield United.
Spurs' £10m summer capture from Bayer Leverkusen turned home from close range after seven minutes following good work by the outstanding Aaron Lennon.
And he was the provider nine minutes later, heading into the path of Jermaine Jenas to add a second.
Neil Warnock's side put up spirited resistance to Spurs after the break, but barely created a serious chance.
It was a comfortable night's work for Tottenham as they recorded their first win of the season, while it was a harsh lesson in Premiership life for Neil Warnock's side.
Spurs coach Martin Jol said afterwards: "It was a very pleasing performance. Robbie Keane is such a clever player and Dimitar Berbatov played very well, so we caused them a lot of problems.
"Defensively we were very sound, so it was a good night for us. We wanted to do well, especially after losing our first game at Bolton.
"Jermain Defoe also did well when he came on. It is not a problem having so many strikers, it is a luxury and they all did well and showed how much the want to play for Spurs."
Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock also said: "For the first 25 minutes we couldn't get near them. We lost three players today and we were a bit sluggish.
"But we battled really well and I'm very proud of them. We were beaten by a very good side and I thought Robbie Keane was absolutely fantastic - what can you say about players of that quality?"
Spurs' £10m summer capture from Bayer Leverkusen turned home from close range after seven minutes following good work by the outstanding Aaron Lennon.
And he was the provider nine minutes later, heading into the path of Jermaine Jenas to add a second.
Neil Warnock's side put up spirited resistance to Spurs after the break, but barely created a serious chance.
It was a comfortable night's work for Tottenham as they recorded their first win of the season, while it was a harsh lesson in Premiership life for Neil Warnock's side.
Spurs coach Martin Jol said afterwards: "It was a very pleasing performance. Robbie Keane is such a clever player and Dimitar Berbatov played very well, so we caused them a lot of problems.
"Defensively we were very sound, so it was a good night for us. We wanted to do well, especially after losing our first game at Bolton.
"Jermain Defoe also did well when he came on. It is not a problem having so many strikers, it is a luxury and they all did well and showed how much the want to play for Spurs."
Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock also said: "For the first 25 minutes we couldn't get near them. We lost three players today and we were a bit sluggish.
"But we battled really well and I'm very proud of them. We were beaten by a very good side and I thought Robbie Keane was absolutely fantastic - what can you say about players of that quality?"
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