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Tuesday, 26 February 2008 |
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Tottenham Hotspurs goalkeeper Paul Robinson was not called upon to play in the Carling Cup semi-final and was replaced by Radek Cerny for the following 10 games but manager Juande Ramos put him back between the sticks in the week leading up to the Carling Cup Final and in the game at Wembley itself. The 28 year old goalkeeper did not look too good when Drogba scored the opening goal but then displayed his true talents by making many excellent saves, helping the Spurs ending their nine-year trophy drought.
Although losing his spot for several weeks, Robinson never contemplated leaving the club. 'I've got four years left on my contract, I'm absolutely delighted to be here," he said. "I've never ever said anything other than that.”
Robinson suggested his performance was inspired by his son Jack, who has been ill. “My little boy has been poorly, he's four weeks old and has had bronchiolitis,” said Robinson. “He's been in hospital so it's been a tough week for me off the field but on the field it's put things in perspective and helped my performances."
After experiencing the first four months of Ramos ruthlessness - Jamie O'Hara was in tears after he was left out of the cup final squad - Robinson is ready to adapt to a new mindset where no position is secure. "The manager doesn't see the goalkeeper as a different position, he sees you as part of his team,” he said. “If a striker is not scoring goals he'll take him out, if the goalkeeper is not doing his job he'll take him out. That's the way it's been. It was difficult for me to accept at first but that is the way it is and I'm delighted to get a winners' medal. I don't think after one bad game you get taken out - after a poor run of form the manager is entitled to do what he wants to do. I'm not going to lie and say it's been an easy season for me. People know it's been a rough time for me but to go through the bad times makes me appreciate this even more. I knew I had the ability there, I was just pleased rather than surprised how things went.”
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