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Sebastien Bassong wants Spurs to extend their unbeaten run well into the new year. The defender came off the bench to help Spurs to a 2-0 win against his former club Newcastle. We are now unbeaten in all competitions in the last 10 matches. He got his wish of Tottenham getting six points in the Premier League over Christmas and is now looking ahead. “We’ve...

Sebastien Bassong has set a target of six points for Tottenham over the Christmas period. Spurs travel to Aston Villa on Boxing Day and welcome Newcastle to White Hart Lane on December 28. With Michael Dawson and William Gallas both fit again, it remains to be seen if Bassong will take his place in the Spurs starting line-up. “We know it’s a tough period...

Tottenham defender Sebastien Bassong says he would think about a move to the PSG. Bassong scored in yesterday’s 1-1 draw against Birmingham City and has been frustrated at being behind the likes of William Gallas, Younes Kaboul, Ledley King and Michael Dawson in the central defensive pecking order. “All the options are possible,” Bassong said in the...

Sebastien Bassong has urged his Spurs team-mates to quickly get over losing to Arsenal. Spurs suffered a disappointing 4-1 defeat to Arsenal in the Carling Cup on Tuesday and must pick themselves up for Saturday’s Premier League encounter with West Ham United. “We are professionals, so we need to focus on the game at West Ham,” he said. “I don’t...

Sebastien Bassong has claimed that Samir Nasri dived in order to win Arsenal a penalty against Spurs. With the score at 1-1 at the start of extra time, Nasri went down under pressure from Sebastian Bassong in the box. Bassong said: “He went down too easily, I didn’t think it was a penalty. “He told me afterwards that I barely touched him. “It...

Sebastien Bassong believes that the decision not to involve him in January’s African Cup of Nations has proven to be a blessing. The defender was left out of Paul Le Guen’s squad for the tournament and his national boss explained that it was better for him to play regular football for Tottenham, rather than be on the bench for Cameroon. Bassong’s performances...

Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Sebastien Bassong have both been named in Cameroon’s preliminary World Cup squad. Cameroon boss Paul Le Guen left Bassong out of his squad for January’s African Cup of Nations, but some assured performances in the Spurs defence have handed him a recall. Cameroon squad: Hamidou Souleymanou (Kayserispor), Carlos Kameni (Espanyol), Guy...

Sebastien Bassong wants Tottenham to put their disappointing FA Cup exit behind them with victory against Arsenal on Wednesday. Bassong was full of sympathy for his central defensive partner, Michael Dawson, who slipped in the build-up to Portsmouth’s first goal on Sunday. “We are all very down because we expected a lot from the FA Cup,” he told the...

“I think we can achieve the Champions League,” Bassong told Sky Sports News. “It would be a good thing for us. I think we deserve to be in there and we are doing well. “If we keep going like we are we can achieve it.”

Sebastien Bassong is confident that Tottenham Hotspur can beat Blackburn Rovers on Saturday. The central defender has recently returned to the Spurs time due to Ledley King’s thigh injury and has stressed the importance of winning in order to finish fourth in the Premier League. “We have to try and win every game as we look to finish in fourth place,”...