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\"Tottenham Defoe returned to Spurs from Portsmouth in 2009<\/span> <\/p>\n

Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe has admitted he is frustrated with not being in the first team.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old has struggled to hold down a starting place this season and has scored only four goals in the Premier League this term.<\/p>\n

He told Sky Sports News: “When you feel like you are working hard, training hard and being professional and then you are not playing, it is difficult.”<\/p>\n

Defoe hinted that he may reconsider his future if he does not feature more.<\/p>\n

“If you speak to any of the players and the fans, they will tell you that I am committed to the club,” Defoe added.<\/p>\n

“I love the club and I still get the same buzz that I did when I first walked out at White Hart Lane, which is important.<\/p>\n

“But for me the main thing is playing football and if I am not playing football then I am not happy, because I love my football.”<\/p>\n

Defoe, who was out for two months last autumn<\/a> after undergoing ankle ligament surgery, has made 21 league appearances this season, with six of those as a substitute.<\/p>\n

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I want to play in every game and score goals<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Jermain Defoe<\/span><\/div>\n

He fired a hat-trick for England in the 4-0 victory over Bulgaria<\/a> in September while he also scored braces for Spurs in the draws with FC Twente<\/a> in the Champions League and Wolves<\/a> in the Premier League as well as the FA Cup victory over Charlton.<\/a><\/p>\n

And he has admitted that he is frustrated with not playing for Spurs more often.<\/p>\n

“At the end of the day I am ambitious,” Defoe reflected.<\/p>\n

“I want to play in every game and score goals, especially when you score goals for a fantastic club like Tottenham.<\/p>\n

“I have always been like that from the first day I walked through the door and I truly believe that if I am playing games I will score goals. I think my record shows that.<\/p>\n

“It has been really, really hard to be honest. Players come and go, that is just football and it is out of my hands.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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