Winning Is Beautiful For Spurs

Spurs have won the Carling Cup over London rivals Chelsea and this is how they feel:

> Manager Juande Ramos:

"Obviously it is tremendously satisfiying to get a trophy...Especially for the fans and the club, it has been a long time and for a club as big as Tottenham it seems longer...This one maybe has a special flavour to it because it was against a team that is supposedly superior to us in Chelsea...It was similar to Sevilla beating Real Madrid and Barcelona - it makes the whole thing taste better."


> Newly acquired centreback and scorer of the winning goal, Johnathan Woodgate:

"He's a brilliant manager - he has won trophies in Spain and now he has won a trophy for Tottenham...It's a great feeling to win our first trophy as a team - we've got a great team spirit and work ethic...Scoring that goal gave me one of the best feelings ever."

> Goalkeeper Paul Robinson:

"It means everything...I've not won anything in the game so to land this trophy after beating such tough opponents is great."


Source > 24.02.2008

Money

"Fabio Capello regards victory as football's only worthwhile currency - so England's win against Switzerland made it a satisfactory first week with his new charges."

Source > Phil McNulty, BBC

Winning Capello Style

Manager Fabio Capello reacts to post-match questions regarding the exclusion of Michael Owen from England's 2-1 win over Switzerland:

"I think about substitutions according to what I see on the pitch. If people perform the way I want I keep them on the pitch."

Source > 08.02.2008