Redknapp rubbishes long-ball critics

Tue, 02/09/2010 - 15:06 EDT
 

Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has rejected criticisms of his side as a "long ball" team as "rubbish".With Peter Crouch up front, Spurs have often been accused of going 'route one' in a bid to find the head of their tall England striker, for all their history as a passing team.But Redknapp insisted on Tuesday there was a difference between aimless long balls and precise long passes."We pass the ball to death and hit Crouchy in the right areas.

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