Tuesday, 26th January 2010

Tottenham forward Jermain Defoe will be stripped of his penalty-taking duties after missing another spot-kick at the weekend against Leeds, his sixth miss in his last ten penalty kicks, dating back to his time at Portsmouth.

“I haven’t told Jermain yet but I will have a word with him," said Redknapp in The Guardian. "He would want to carry on because he loves scoring goals. You know what he’s like. But the one at Everton was in the 90th minute to win the game and it’s a different pressure. When you are 3-0 up, it’s easy. When you miss a couple, obviously it plays on your mind a bit. We’ll see."

Although the 27-year-old has been in scintillating form this campaign, with 16 goals in 19 appearances, his inability to be more clinical from 12 yards out ensures the penalty-spot will no longer provide him a source to add to an already impressive tally.

 

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