Posts Tagged ‘Darren Bent’

  • Gomes trusts instincts for penalty save
    Heurelho Gomes has claimed his penalty save owed little to research and was down to instinct alone. Gomes saved from Spurs old-boy, Darren Bent with the scores at 1-0, one of many that earned him the man of the match award for his performance. And whilst he had studied Bent’s penalty form, Gomes said that he scrapped all he had learned and gone on his own intuition. He...
    by Sam Parker at November 9th, 2009 at 02:11 pm
  • Gomes accuses Bent of diving
    Heurelho Gomes has pointed the finger at Darren Bent, accusing the former Tottenham striker of diving in Saturday’s victory over Sunderland. Referee Kevin Friend gave a penalty after Gomes was ajudged to have brought down Bent, which Gomes went on to save. Sunderland have since complained that Gomes should have been sent off as well, but the Brazilian has claimed...
    by Sam Parker at November 8th, 2009 at 09:11 pm
  • Redknapp hails Gomes performance
    Harry Redknapp lavished praise on Huerelho Gomes after the goalkeeper’s heroics meant Spurs took all three points against Sunderland on Saturday. Tottenham spent a fair portion of the game on the backfoot, but the Brazilian pulled off a number of big saves, including a penalty from Darren Bent. And Redknapp was thankful for the performance of his ‘keeper,...
    by Sam Parker at November 8th, 2009 at 04:11 pm
  • Harry has no Bent regrets
    Harry Redknapp has no regrets about off-loading Darren Bent to Sunderland in the summer, despite the start to the season he has made. Bent makes his first return to White Hart Lane since his departure in the summer with eight goals to his name already this campaign. He is the leading English goalscorer in the Premier League, but Redknapp insists there is no bad blood...
    by Sam Parker at November 6th, 2009 at 06:11 pm
  • Bent wants focus on match
    Darren Bent is not anticipating a warm welcome when makes his return to White Hart Lane on Saturday. Bent is returning to Spurs for the first time since his £10million transfer and now infamous Twitter rant, but is hoping that his personal situation will not detract from the fixture itself. The forward launched a foul-mouthed tirade via the social networking site towards...
    by Sam Parker at November 6th, 2009 at 06:11 pm
  • “Spurs wasn’t the right move for me”
    Darren Bent has finally hit back at Harry Redknapp for his jibe that his wife could have scored a chance that he missed. The former Tottenham striker missed a simple headed chance during the 1-1 draw against Portsmouth at White Hart Lane last season. “I missed chances at Charlton and I will miss chances in the future. But never once has a manager said what he said. “If...
    by admin at August 9th, 2009 at 11:08 am
  • Bent fires parting shot at Spurs
    Darren Bent has described his two year spell at Tottenham Hotspur as ‘the worst of his career’. The striker sealed his move to Sunderland on Wednesday and claimed that he never felt wanted at White Hart Lane under Harry Redknapp. Bent said: “It was the worst two years of my career. “Even last year, when I was the club’s top scorer, I never...
    by admin at August 7th, 2009 at 10:08 am
  • Darren was hell Bent on Sunderland move
    Darren Bent has spoken of his relief at finally sealing his switch from Tottenham to Sunderland. After weeks of negociations, which saw the 25-year-old later apologise to Spurs chairman Daniel Levy after he vented his frustration on Twitter about the delay. “It seems like it’s taken a long old time to come around, but now it’s finally here I’m...
    by admin at August 6th, 2009 at 09:08 am
  • Spurs: Bent deal is worth up to £16.5million
    Tottenham Hotspur have revealed that Darren Bent’s transfer to Sunderland is worth up to £16.5million. A statement on the Sunderland website failed to mention any possible add-ons, by just deciding to reveal the intial £10million fee. Spurs announced to the Stock Exchange: “Tottenham Hotspur plc announces that agreement has been reached for the transfer...
    by admin at August 5th, 2009 at 06:08 pm
  • Sunderland confirm Bent deal for £10million
    Darren Bent has finally completed his transfer from Tottenham Hotspur to Sunderland. The Black Cats have revealed that the England international moves to the Stadium of Light for a £10million fee and has penned a four-year deal. We’ll bring you more on this story as we get it. Are you happy that the transfer is finally completed?
    by admin at August 5th, 2009 at 05:08 pm