Redknapp hails his battling Spurs stars (From East London and West Essex Guardian Series)

Redknapp hails his battling Spurs stars

12:01pm Sunday 2nd November 2008

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TOTTENHAM boss Harry Redknapp insists it was the team's never-say-die attitude that saw them snatch a victory over league leaders Liverpool last night.

Spurs came from behind for the second time in three days as an own goal from Jamie Carragher and a last-gasp strike from Roman Pavlyuchenko ended the Reds unbeaten league record.

And Redknapp revealed that it was his half-time pep talk that galvanised the side and saw them strike back to earn the win that took them off the foot of the Premier League table.

“Liverpool are so difficult to play against," reflected Redknapp. "We started the game with one striker and Luka Modric in just behind and we'd passed the ball well in the last couple of games but in the first half we couldn't play the ball through Liverpool and get the ball up to him.

"We changed it around at half-time and went with two strikers.

"We had take a gamble and I felt we had to be more direct, miss the midfield out and at least try to get a little pressure on them.

"We were 1-0 down but I said at half-time 'you can't tell me we haven't got enough ability in this dressing room to go out and score a goal ourselves' and told them we were still in it.

"Liverpool had some good chances and in the second half we rode our luck a little, for sure.

"We kept going and in the end when you keep going, when you don't give up, you get your rewards and that's what happened.

"The result gets us off the bottom as well and that's important."

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