Giovani dos Santos is already making an impact at
Tottenham as Juande Ramos' side collected their first silverware of
the season. The creative forward, signed from Barcelona for an
initial fee of £4.7million, was the star of the show as Spurs won
Feyenoord's Jubilee Tournament.
All the talk around White Hart Lane is of £24m Russian forward
Andrei Arshavin, although the Spurs claim they have ended their
interest in the Zenit St Petersburg star. There are also concerns
that Dimitar Berbatov will still leave to join Manchester United,
but the 500 Tottenham supporters in Rotterdam will have had their
nerves eased.
Darren Bent is looking sharper than ever and grabbed the opener
against the Bundesliga side. Giovani then scored after half-time
before Jamie O'Hara added a third late on to see off the
Germans. 'The players have worked hard and it is good to have
won these two matches,' said Ramos, who saw his side beat Celtic on
Friday. 'But they are friendlies and the team will continue to
prepare for the new season.
'Giovani has settled well, I know him from my time in Spain. All
of my players work for the team, and he will give a lot to
us.' David Bentley is settling in well to his new
surroundings following his recent move from Blackburn and made his
full debut in the De Kuip Stadium.
It was Bent who shone early on though, as he cleverly drilled
home from the edge of the area after 10 minutes. Berbatov replaced
Bent at half-time, but it was Dos Santos who continued to impress.
He almost scored just after the break and made his breakthrough on
55 minutes, latching on to a pass by Jermaine Jenas and applying a
cool finish into the corner of the net.
Jamie O'Hara scored the third late on from an Adam Smith cross.
Tottenham are now back in England to prepare for a game with Roma
on Sunday.