Harry Redknapp: I have no 悔いるs over selling Darren Bent - after all, I've got Jermain Defoe

By Sportsmail Reporter
Updated: 23:39 BST, 2 April 2010

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp welc omes 支援する Jermain Defoe to his squad to 直面する Sunderland this 週末 and has あられ／賞賛するd the striker as one of the 推論する／理由s why he has no 悔いるs over selling Darren Bent.

Bent left White Hart 小道／航路 for the Stadium of Light last summer and has 得点する／非難する／２０d 21 times for the 黒人／ボイコット Cats, although Redknapp has been happy with the 生産（高） of the 今後s he has placed his 約束 in during the （選挙などの）運動をする.

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The form of Roman Pavlyuchenko, Eidur Gudjohnsen and Peter Crouch means Defoe may not be 危険d from the start when 刺激（する）s look to 持続する their place in the 最高の，を越す four of the Barclays 首相 League.

With Robbie Keane 得点する／非難する／２０ing nine times before his 貸付金 to Celtic, Redknapp has not been short on firepower in the 追跡（する） for a 支持する／優勝者s League place since Bent's 出発.

'Darren's had a terrific season,' he said. 'He has 得点する／非難する／２０d his goals, it's been a 広大な／多数の／重要な move for him and it's done him the world of good.

'He has played 定期的に, he's become a big player up there, a major player in their team and he has 答える／応じるd. He has put himself in the running for a World Cup place 同様に so good luck to him.

刺激（する） of the moment thing: Harry Redknapp has no 悔いるs about letting Darren Bent leave White Hart 小道／航路 last summer

'It hasn't surprised me, I just ended up with a 状況／情勢 where I brought Jermain Defoe in, I brought Crouchie in because he gave us a different dimension. I already had Pav here and I had Robbie Keane.'

Defoe, who has been sleeping in an 高度 議会 to get himself 支援する from a hamstring problem in just over two weeks, has 設立する the 逮捕する 23 times this season to make sure Bent's goal 脅し has not been 行方不明になるd.

Redknapp 追加するd: 'I thought he'd (Bent) 得点する／非難する／２０ goals there. I felt he would do 井戸／弁護士席. But then my strikers have done 井戸／弁護士席 同様に and you can't keep everyone happy.

'It was time for him to move. It wasn't only me, it was before I （機の）カム that he wasn't playing 定期的に.'

Redknapp may have four strikers to choose from but he is short on numbers どこかよそで this 週末 as Vedran Corluka, Jonathan Woodgate, Ledley King, Michael Dawson, Aaron Lennon, Jermaine Jenas and Tom Huddlestone are on the sidelines, while Wilson Palacios is struggling with a groin （民事の）告訴.

'We've done without everyone who has been 負傷させるd,' Redknapp said. 'We've had 負担s of players out but we've continued to 選ぶ up results.'

The good news for Redknapp is King and Lennon are getting closer to 十分な fitness.

'Thursday was probably the best day Aaron has had,' Redknapp said. 'He worked hard with the fitness coaches and he is getting there. He is 改善するing day by day and he is not too far away.

'Gary Lewin, the England physio, （機の）カム 負かす／撃墜する to have a 雑談（する） with him. They 手配中の，お尋ね者 to 監視する his 進歩 and see how he is. And he's 改善するing.

'I wouldn't want to be putting a time on when he will be 利用できる but he's 改善するing.'

Sunderland will be without Alan Hutton, who is on 貸付金 from 刺激（する）s.

'Newcastle are very, very 利益／興味d, I hear this week,' Redknapp said. 'But they have not 接触するd us.'

一方／合間, Redknapp has been encouraged by Carlo Cudicini's return to the training ground after wrist and pelvis 傷害s 支えるd in a motorbike 事故.