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 actually felt wanted. I didn’t feel (manager Harry) Redknapp wanted me there.”
“It’s massive to have the support of your manager and that’s not been the case for the last two years,” said Bent.
“No-one goes out to deliberately miss.”
He added: “My career stood still at Tottenham. There’s a lot of politics going on there.
“I scored a lot of goals but it was the hardest two years of my life and it’s a weight off my shoulders that I’m finally here.
MORE SPURS STORIES
“I never felt I would stay in the team even when I was scoring goals.
“Martin Jol was probably the last manager to publicly praise me during my time at Spurs.
“After he went it was always going to be different. In my second season, it was difficult to get in the side even though I was scoring goals. I never really felt a part of it at Tottenham.
“There’s no better feeling than to feel wanted by a club and it’s quite strange to have that feeling again because it’s been the opposite for the last two years.”
Keep up to date with all the latest Tottenham news and opinion by following SpursWeb’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.
