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Perhaps the following helps explain why our 20 (twenty!) corners went to waste on Sunday. Picture one is a pic from up in the gods at Wembley, Bentley clipping one in in the second half towards the waiting pack. Picture two is a blow up of the six yard area and shows why neither Bassong nor Pav are likely to get on the end of it. Wrestling anyone? So given that the ref...

Gomes (8) – Some good saves from Pompey breakaways especially in the first half. Good handling, no chance with the goals. Corluka (6) – Struggled for pace. Could’ve proved an unlikely hero as the ball fell to him in the box a few times, never looked like scoring though. Bale (8) – Had two men on him and one of the main victims of the pitch...

If it’s hard to put the disappointment at Sunday’s result into words then the picture of swathes of empty seats left as the Spurs fans departed in droves after Boateng’s penalty probably says it all. A failure to turn large amounts of possession into goals is what cost us & if you don’t score in two hours worth of football against the team...

Where to start…I’m writing this on Monday morning, so I’ve now seen the TV confirmation of unnaceptable standards of pitch and referee. But I don’t really want to harp on about those things: the evidence is there for all to see. So it’s best that I stick with the emotions that I had immediately after the game, as I sat in a monstrous...

Harry Redknapp criticised quality of the Wembley pitch and Tottenham’s failure to finish their chances after their FA Cup semi-final defeat to Portsmouth. There’s no avoiding the fact that Tottenham were dismal and could have potentially blown their chance of European football next season – based on that performance. “It’s disappointing obviously,...

Tom Huddlestone, Michael Dawson and Vedran Corluka all start for Tottenham against Portsmouth. Tottenham: Gomes; Corluka, Dawson, Bassong, Bale; Bentley, Huddlestone, Palacios, Modric; Crouch, Defoe. Subs: Alnwick, Assou-Ekotto, Livermore, Kranjcar, Rose, Gudjohnsen, Pavlyuchenko. Pompey: James; Finnan, Mokoena, Rocha, Mullins; Brown, Wilson, Yebda; Dindane, Boateng;...

David James sinsists that he holds no grudges against Tottenham. Harry Redknapp has taken Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Younes Kaboul and Niko Kranjcar from Portsmouth to White Hart Lane since taking over as Spurs boss. He said: “If Harry hadn’t taken them someone else would have. But they just happened to be four players who were the nucleus of a very strong...

Tottenham Hotspur will assess the fitness of five players ahead of the FA Cup semi-final against Portsmouth. Michael Dawson (Achilles), Tom Huddlestone (ankle), Vedran Corluka (ankle), Ledley King (thigh) and Jermaine Jenas (groin) have all been sidelined through injury and Redknapp hopes that he’ll be able at least to include one or two. “It will be a last-minute...

Michael Dawson is confident about his chances of being fit to face Portsmouth. The defender injured his Achilles in the win against Everton at the end of March and will have it assessed ahead of the match at Wembley. “I’ve been in the gym for most of the week but have been out on the training pitch as well so it’s positive and it looks good,” he...

Harry Redknapp has played down Tottenham’s reputation of being FA Cup specialists. Spurs take on Portsmouth in the FA Cup semi-final on Sunday and will be looking to book their place in the final for the first time since 1991 to set up a date against Chelsea or Aston Villa. “They say that it’s a cup club but it’s nearly 20 years since they won,”...