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Woodgate: Lay Off Ghaly
Tottenham defender Jonathan Woodgate has urged
fans to forgive Hossam Ghaly for his infamous shirtthrowing
incident in May 2007.
Ghaly had been set to make his Spurs comeback against
Wigan last Friday in the FA Cup, only to be booed by the
White Hart Lane faithful as he prepared to come on.
Ghaly's Spurs career looked over two years ago when he
threw his shirt in Martin Jol's direction and stormed down
the tunnel after being substituted.
However, Ghaly remains with Spurs following a loan spell
with Derby last term and with Harry Redknapp keen to
utilise every member of his squad had planned on giving
the Egyptian a second chance.
Woodgate is disappointed Ghaly did not get an opportunity
to play against Wigan and wants fans to forgive him for
his petulant behaviour as the club's precarious Premier
League position means they cannot afford to alienate any of
Chelsea Are Lacking
Confidence, Admits Scolari
Luiz Felipe Scolari has
blamed Chelsea's stuttering
form as down to a
lack of confidence.
Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe
Scolari has revealed he feels his
side are lacking confidence,
particularly in front of goal, but
has denied he needs to buy a
striker.
For the second week in succession,
the Blues conceded a
last minute equaliser against
Southend United in the FA
Cup yesterday, and the
Stamford Bridge side have
now drawn four of their last
five games.
Saturday's draw was particularly
galling, coming as it did
against League One opposition,
and Scolari confessed that
confidence was a problem.
"We need to follow the same
ideas - train, train, train,"
Scolari said to Setanta.com. "I
don't need another striker. I
have a good squad, good players.
"Maybe it is confidence when
they arrive in front of goal,
maybe pressure. They need to
score more goals and get more
confidence. Only this."
Chelsea missed several
chances in the game with
Didier Drogba in particular
guilty of failing to add to the
lead handed to them by
Saloman Kalou.
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