Spurs can cope if they lose Berbatov
7:55am Saturday 30th August 2008
SPURS midfielder Jermaine Jenas claims that the north Londoners still have the potential to succeed if star striker Dimitar Berbatov follows Robbie Keane out of the White Hart Lane exit door.
The former Newcastle man claims that while it would be a big blow if Berbatov follows suit and leaves the club like Keane, who completed a big-money transfer to Liverpool this summer, he believes Tottenham still have plenty of quality in their squad.
“They [Keane and Berbatov] are very big players," Jenas told the Guardian.
"But it's important that we trust the club. We've already spent a lot of money on people like David Bentley and Luka Modric and I have confidence that the club won't be standing still. OK, to see someone like Robbie leave is tough. He was a great player for us, he's a great lad, we'll miss him and we wish him well. Berba is another brilliant player although, for now, he is still a Spurs player. But no player is irreplaceable. And maybe it can be Darren Bent's season as well. I can't give Darren enough credit for his attitude. Even last season, when he was sat on the bench, he was patient, he never moaned and he trained hard every single day. He was on the bench in the Carling Cup final but when that whistle went he was out on the pitch celebrating with everybody else."