MARTIN JOL insists only Arsenal can match Spurs for the talented
kids he has unleashed during his time as boss.
The Tottenham chief has spent heavily in the transfer market since
he took over from Jacques Santini three years ago.
But he gets his biggest thrill watching the clubs youngsters
develop into stars.
Rival manager Arsene Wenger has earned rave reviews for the way
Arsenals kids have taken them to the top of the Premier
League.
But Jol is adamant his crop of young players are just as good, if
not better even though Spurs are anchored in the bottom
three.
Jol said: I feel we have more talented players at Tottenham than
any other club. Maybe only Arsenal have the same but their approach
is different to mine.
If you were fickle you would say it is the same for both clubs,
but it isnt. Its totally different.
Gael Clichy has been playing at Arsenal for years, getting used to
his role behind Ashley Cole before he moved on. Then he comes into
the team after a couple of years of preparation.
Cesc Fabregas was there for three or four years. They were all on
the bench and came on when things were going well.
If your team is in a position where you are playing well and then
you bring on, for example, Kevin-Prince Boateng or Adel Taarabt,
its an easy decision to make.
Sometimes you have to play them no matter what.
"I felt I had to play Gareth Bale because he is a good option. The
same goes for Younes Kaboul. Against Middlesbrough I played Michael
Dawson, 22, Kaboul, 20, Bale, 18. That is probably the difference
with the big clubs.
Kaboul, Boateng and Bale didnt play in the Premier League until
this season. Hopefully they will develop into very good
players.
Jol has come under fire after early-season results all but dashed
the target of Champions League football next term. Jol, trying to
improve on consecutive fifth-place finishes, insisted: Its not
always about the scoreboard. Its about the development of players
like Kaboul, Bale and Aaron Lennon.
Its been a bad start, but its not as bad as it seems. Nothing is
as it seems in football.
I have to combine the results with the development. Even at
Arsenal that is not the case.
I can mention five or six players who chose to come to Tottenham
ahead of other clubs.
When you buy players, especially young players, youve got to play
them.
Look at my team and you will see examples of young players getting
the right opportunity here.
If they see Tom Huddlestone, Lennon and Dawson playing, it is a
good example for what someone new can achieve.
How many years will it take them to develop? What are you on about
we finished fifth last year.
My philosophy is to get players young, get them used to Spurs and
the Premier League.
Jol has revealed he wants striker Jermain Defoe to sign a new deal.
Defoe, 24, has less than two years left on his existing
contract.
I disagree. spurs is just shite.
the manager's a c u n t and the chief's a genital. even the ex
german coach said spuds are shit. i mean not a big club. dun
comapre arsenal to spurs. we're better. we're as good as the other
top 3 clubs..but no no to spuds.
