Defoe's challenge; FOOTBALL SHORTS: TOTTENHAM.SPURS boss Harry Redknapp Henry James "Harry" Redknapp (born March 2 1947) is an English former footballer who has had a long career in football management and is the current manager of Portsmouth in the English Premier League. has challenged Jermain Defoe Jermain Colin Defoe (born 7 October 1982 in Beckton, London) is an English footballer of Saint Lucian and Dominican descent. He is a striker who plays club football for Tottenham Hotspur, in the English Premier League. to replace Cristiano Ronaldo as the Premier League's top marksman after seeing the England striker beef himself up over the summer. Defoe suffered a foot injury in January and started working on his physique - then continued his gym sessions in pre-season, resulting in his explosive form at the start of the campaign. "At the start of the season I tipped him to be an outsider for the top scorer - he is capable of scoring 20odd goals and it's about time he did," Redknapp said. |
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