{"id":286830,"date":"2011-03-02T13:48:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-02T13:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/02\/tottenham-striker-jermain-defoe-claims-consistency-will-be-key-to-reclaiming-champions-league-spot\/"},"modified":"2011-03-02T13:48:00","modified_gmt":"2011-03-02T13:48:00","slug":"tottenham-striker-jermain-defoe-claims-consistency-will-be-key-to-reclaiming-champions-league-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/02\/tottenham-striker-jermain-defoe-claims-consistency-will-be-key-to-reclaiming-champions-league-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe claims consistency will be key to reclaiming Champions League spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By James Fielden<\/h3>\n<h4>2 Mar 2011 13:48:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"73.2408245349\">\n<div readability=\"19.7567567568\">\n<div>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"BPL, Tottenham Hotspur and Bolton Wanderers, Mark Davies and Jermain Defoe (Getty Images)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/bf3f75f0123289_news.jpg\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>BPL, Tottenham Hotspur and Bolton Wanderers, Mark Davies and Jermain Defoe (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <span readability=\"42.704416761\"><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/england\/2121\/jermain-defoe\">Jermain Defoe<\/a> believes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/105\/tottenham\">Tottenham<\/a> can handle the pressure as they look to secure a place in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\">Premier League<\/a>\u2019s top four and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2914\/champions-league\">Champions League<\/a> for the second successive season.<\/p>\n<p>Spurs pipped Manchester City to fourth spot last season with a dramatic Peter Crouch goal at Eastlands in the penultimate game of the season. <\/p>\n<p>Defoe says it would be &#8220;special&#8221; to repeat the feat of last season and consistency could again be the key to league success.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s hotting up and it reminds me of last season, to be honest,&#8221; Defoe told <em>Hotspur Magazine<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When we were in that fourth spot, the consistency we showed was unbelievable.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There was a lot of pressure on and we did it in the end. To do it again would be special.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The pressure&#8217;s good though, it keeps you on your toes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Spurs striker hasn\u2019t scored a league goal this season despite featuring 11 times and currently has 97 club goals for the club.<\/p>\n<p>The White Hart Lane club are still in Europe&#8217;s top competition and lead AC Milan 1-0 going into the last 16 second leg clash in two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;We know every game is now like a cup final. We&#8217;ve just got to approach it and think: &#8216;We&#8217;ve got to win.&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>\u201cA point is not enough, we&#8217;ve got to get three points, and you&#8217;ve got to have that winning mentality.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The top teams over the years; they&#8217;ve done it so we&#8217;ve got to be the same.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I believe we can do that. We&#8217;ve got great players, a squad of internationals, players who can handle that pressure, who&#8217;ve played many times for their <br \/>countries.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And the team spirit&#8217;s really good; I think that&#8217;s important as well. When the spirit&#8217;s good everyone is together, we&#8217;re all fighting for each other.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>        <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Continued here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/03\/02\/2375921\/tottenham-striker-jermain-defoe-claims-consistency-will-be\" title=\"Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe claims consistency will be key to reclaiming Champions League spot\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe claims consistency will be key to reclaiming Champions League spot<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By James Fielden 2 Mar 2011 13:48:00 BPL, Tottenham Hotspur and Bolton Wanderers, Mark Davies and Jermain Defoe (Getty Images) Related Links Teams Players Jermain Defoe believes Tottenham can handle the pressure as they look to secure a place in the Premier League \u2019s top four and Champions League for the second successive season. 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