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发表于 2008-10-29 08:30:59
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【原文地址】http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Sport/Story/STIStory_295999.html
【原文标题】Ramos blames Berbatov, Keane
【预计奖金】200fmb
【文章内容】
LONDON - FORMER Tottenham boss Juande Ramos has admitted the loss of strikers Robbie Keane and Dimitar Berbatov contributed to his downfall, according to the Spaniard's website on Tuesday.
'The exit of Berbatov and Keane, important for their human qualities and scoring ability, was too hard a blow for the squad,' he said of the pair who netted 90 goals in their two seasons together.
Ramos, 55, left the club on Saturday after Spurs' worst-ever start to the season left them anchored to the bottom of the league.
That was quickly followed by news that Portsmouth coach Harry Redknapp would be taking the vacant post.
Ramos, who won the Uefa Cup with Sevilla in two successive seasons (2006 and 2007), had only been in the job for a year, but steered Spurs to a League Cup win last year - their first silverware since 1999.
'I want to express my enormous gratitude to the Spurs fans for their excellent welcome, their respect, their kindness and even their constructive criticism,' said Ramos, who replaced Dutchman Martin Jol last October.
'They have made me happy for many months and I'm only sorry I haven't been able to offer them more great evenings like the League Cup win at Wembley.'
During the summer, Keane joined Liverpool and Berbatov went to Manchester United for a combined total of more than 51 million pounds (S$121 million).
The Spaniard splashed out 14 million pounds on Roman Pavlyuchenko and also brought in David Bentley, Luka Modric and Giovani Dos Santos.
'The young age of some of the signings, despite their quality, means they needed some time to adapt and mature, which because of the urgency of the competitions they have not yet been awarded,' said Ramos.
'All this triggered a situation which I hope will be turned around as soon as possible because the club and fans deserve it.'
Spurs posted their first victory this season on Sunday against Bolton, thanks to goals from Pavlyuchenko and Darren Bent.
But Ramos recalled the happier times of last year.
'We also achieved the difficult challenge of lifting a title, which, after nine years without tasting success, was an enormous joy for all the club and the fans.
'For this, we can catalogue last season as tremendously successful.'
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