da supremo： Brad Friedel has insisted that “there was never a big fight” between him, rival goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and Andre Villas-Boas.
da casino： Manager Andre Villas-Boas has shared goalkeeping responsibilities between Friedel and Lloris over the course of the last three games in the Premier League and the American was between the sticks for Saturday’s defeat to Chelsea.
When Lloris was brought to Tottenham Hotspur in the last transfer window, speculation raged about how Friedel was set to become second choice goalkeeper.
But Friedel insists that despite this, no problem exists between him and Lloris, and that Spurs were searching for someone to be the top goalkeeper at the club long-term.
“It was always in his (Villas-Boas’) plans to play me against Chelsea and I knew from the point he benched me against Aston Villa. The media wanted to make out that it was this big fight between Hugo and myself and the manager, but there was never a big fight,” he told sportsillustrated.com.
“The fact is Tottenham have been looking for the last year and a half for a long-term number one goalkeeper. I don’t think they envisioned what my fitness levels would be at this age and I sort of surprised myself.”
He also reiterated that the competition between the two keepers is friendly and helps both players improve their game.
“It’s healthy, but there’s a competition. It’s friendly. It’s going to be a situation where Andre will choose a team that he feels will win the game on the day and that’s how it’ll be from now until the end of the season,” he added.
Friedel’s run of 310 successive Premier League games was ended by Lloris earlier in the month.
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