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AND so Dublin Gaels’ turn their lonely eyes to Anthony Daly’s hurlers. Excuse the melodrama but the Dubs are holding out for heroes right now and they’re not known for their patience.
Their footballers will come good but possibly not speedily enough. Whereas this weekend the other code presents a quick plaster for the sores of Sunday gone.
The novelty of the footballers getting to a first final in 12 years is nothing compared to the 65 years the capital’s hurlers have had to wait to reach the decider this year.
Hurling being hurling, Dublin hurling being Dublin hurling, there won’t be as much made of Daly’s men in the final. There’ll be no Thursday or Friday morning press conference. He wouldn’t want it that way anyway.
But they can beat Kilkenny. The alarmingly worrying injury list Brian Cody now has to contend with is worse than it was when the counties played out an interesting if modest draw earlier this month.
They might not have finished on top of Division 1, results may have gone against their general play but Dublin have been the best performers in this year’s league. That draw against Kilkenny, even if the point was one at the death by Paul Ryan, was a game they should have won.
They should have beaten Waterford first day out but had to settle for a draw. They should have beaten Galway but ended up being hit with a sucker-punch of a goal by Eanna Ryan in the closing stages.
Their players may actually feel they were lucky to get through to a league final. It’s what a lot of other people are saying. But even without a killer instinct, their victories have been so much more encouraging than Kilkenny’s, some of which have left their supporters cold.
That comes down to expectations, of course, and the pervading feeling in Kilkenny their most golden of golden eras could be coming to an end – or already has.
But if Daly’s men are considering themselves fortunate for being where they are this week preparing for a national final then they have the wrong headset.
Luck comes with effort and there has been no end of that from Daly’s men as they have moved further and further away from that dark, dark day against Antrim last year.
If they want to be recognised as a team who can sit at the top table, they have to start thinking and acting like it.
So it was with a bit of frustration that this writer listened to the affable Daly speak about the aforementioned three games, which threatened to derail their league final aspirations.
Speaking before the win over Cork, he was asked about how much of an impact picking two points up from the three games would have on his men.
“Rather than forgetting them, we would use them as positive memories rather than negative ones. This is Dublin we’re talking about.”
This is Dublin we’re talking about! This is Dublin we’re talking about! Sorry, Anthony, but that poor mouth guff doesn’t wash anymore.
If you want to play with the big boys, if you want to be judged alongside the big boys, you have to accept being under the microscope.
Daly has taken particular exception to the amount of attention drawn to the amount of wides his team have totalled in recent games. There was a decent improvement in the Cork game but 36 wides in two games is a statistic that can’t just be ignored.
As already mentioned, his side have shown a lack of a killer instinct although there were indications in Páirc Uí Chaoimh last day out they are developing one.
They have more than the necessary basics to get to an All-Ireland semi-final. Hell, they have enough to make a fist of a mighty Leinster campaign, upsetting the idea that a Kilkenny-Galway final is already set in stone.
They play an attractive brand of hurling as well but even without the excellent Stephen Hiney, David Treacy and Joey Boland they have pushed on. They have a solid spine to their team. Daire Plunkett is a hare with a hurley. Conal Keaney, in time, will return to the personal heights he reached before football took centre-stage.
But the more they are reminded they are “just” Dublin, the more they will be held back or should that be the more they will hold themselves back.
No doubt, they are reminded most, if not every time, they go out on the field to play one of the established hurling counties where they come from. What they have come from. Where are their medals.
For all we know, Daly could be telling his players in the sanctuary of training they are the greatest hurlers in the country. But transmitting an assured image of them in the media is vital.
We’re not saying he should do an Arsene Wenger and ignore all of his team’s faults but Dublin can be more than Dublin. They just need to believe it. Anthony Daly needs to be telling us that.
Source: http://feeds.examiner.ie/~r/iesportsblog/~3/ZWrzEEgQzm8/post.aspx
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A salesman has been charged with a robbery in which a replica pistol was held to the head of a terrified man during a street robbery in the middle of the night.
Mandip Chana, of Eileen Avenue, off Abbey Lane, Leicester, appeared before city magistrates, yesterday charged with three counts of robbery with a firearm and a further two charges of attempted robbery.
It is alleged that the 23-year-old stalked the streets of Leicester in a car – armed with a gas-powered ball-bearing gun, a copy of a semi-automatic pistol.
Prosecutor Cath Carrie outlined the charges against Chana, who said in court he held a management position as a salesman for British Gas.
Ms Carrie alleged that, in the early hours of Wednesday morning, Chana had used the gun to rob three men of their mobile phones in Anstey.
She said the men had been walking in Cropston Road, in the village, at about 2.30am when they noticed a dark-coloured car parked by the side of the road with two men sitting inside .
It is alleged the driver showed them the gun, saying "I'm not going to hurt you. Just step back and empty your pockets''.
The prosecution alleges that the driver put his gun against the head of one of the men, while the passenger pointed his gun at the right arm of a second.
Mobile phones belonging to each of the three victims were allegedly stolen before the suspects drove off .
Forty-eight hours earlier, Chana is alleged to have attempted to rob two men as they made their way home from a city centre nightclub in the early hours of Monday morning.
Ms Carrie said the two men were walking along Briton Street, in the West End, at about 4.15am when they became aware of a car following them.
She alleged: "They heard an electric window going down and saw an Asian male in the driver's seat.
"When they asked if he was lost, he pulled out a gun and started waving it around in a menacing way.
"The men kept walking and he said in an aggressive manner 'give me your phones'."
Chana is alleged to have followed the men into Narborough Road, before doing a three-point turn and driving away.
The victims in the Anstey robbery reported the incident immediately to officers at Beaumont Leys police station.
His alleged accomplice in the Anstey incident remains at large.
No plea was entered, but Chana's solicitor said his client denied any involvement in the alleged offences.
Magistrate Steven Warden refused bail and remanded Chana back in custody.
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AND so Dublin Gaels’ turn their lonely eyes to Anthony Daly’s hurlers. Excuse the melodrama but the Dubs are holding out for heroes right now and they’re not known for their patience.
Their footballers will come good but possibly not speedily enough. Whereas this weekend the other code presents a quick plaster for the sores of Sunday gone.
The novelty of the footballers getting to a first final in 12 years is nothing compared to the 65 years the capital’s hurlers have had to wait to reach the decider this year.
Hurling being hurling, Dublin hurling being Dublin hurling, there won’t be as much made of Daly’s men in the final. There’ll be no Thursday or Friday morning press conference. He wouldn’t want it that way anyway.
But they can beat Kilkenny. The alarmingly worrying injury list Brian Cody now has to contend with is worse than it was when the counties played out an interesting if modest draw earlier this month.
They might not have finished on top of Division 1, results may have gone against their general play but Dublin have been the best performers in this year’s league. That draw against Kilkenny, even if the point was one at the death by Paul Ryan, was a game they should have won.
They should have beaten Waterford first day out but had to settle for a draw. They should have beaten Galway but ended up being hit with a sucker-punch of a goal by Eanna Ryan in the closing stages.
Their players may actually feel they were lucky to get through to a league final. It’s what a lot of other people are saying. But even without a killer instinct, their victories have been so much more encouraging than Kilkenny’s, some of which have left their supporters cold.
That comes down to expectations, of course, and the pervading feeling in Kilkenny their most golden of golden eras could be coming to an end – or already has.
But if Daly’s men are considering themselves fortunate for being where they are this week preparing for a national final then they have the wrong headset.
Luck comes with effort and there has been no end of that from Daly’s men as they have moved further and further away from that dark, dark day against Antrim last year.
If they want to be recognised as a team who can sit at the top table, they have to start thinking and acting like it.
So it was with a bit of frustration that this writer listened to the affable Daly speak about the aforementioned three games, which threatened to derail their league final aspirations.
Speaking before the win over Cork, he was asked about how much of an impact picking two points up from the three games would have on his men.
“Rather than forgetting them, we would use them as positive memories rather than negative ones. This is Dublin we’re talking about.”
This is Dublin we’re talking about! This is Dublin we’re talking about! Sorry, Anthony, but that poor mouth guff doesn’t wash anymore.
If you want to play with the big boys, if you want to be judged alongside the big boys, you have to accept being under the microscope.
Daly has taken particular exception to the amount of attention drawn to the amount of wides his team have totalled in recent games. There was a decent improvement in the Cork game but 36 wides in two games is a statistic that can’t just be ignored.
As already mentioned, his side have shown a lack of a killer instinct although there were indications in Páirc Uí Chaoimh last day out they are developing one.
They have more than the necessary basics to get to an All-Ireland semi-final. Hell, they have enough to make a fist of a mighty Leinster campaign, upsetting the idea that a Kilkenny-Galway final is already set in stone.
They play an attractive brand of hurling as well but even without the excellent Stephen Hiney, David Treacy and Joey Boland they have pushed on. They have a solid spine to their team. Daire Plunkett is a hare with a hurley. Conal Keaney, in time, will return to the personal heights he reached before football took centre-stage.
But the more they are reminded they are “just” Dublin, the more they will be held back or should that be the more they will hold themselves back.
No doubt, they are reminded most, if not every time, they go out on the field to play one of the established hurling counties where they come from. What they have come from. Where are their medals.
For all we know, Daly could be telling his players in the sanctuary of training they are the greatest hurlers in the country. But transmitting an assured image of them in the media is vital.
We’re not saying he should do an Arsene Wenger and ignore all of his team’s faults but Dublin can be more than Dublin. They just need to believe it. Anthony Daly needs to be telling us that.
Source: http://feeds.examiner.ie/~r/iesportsblog/~3/ZWrzEEgQzm8/post.aspx
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1. Waterford’s attention to detail at minor level is paying off.
Waterford’s 2009 Munster minor hurling triumph was a notable milestone for the county after they had endured a 17-year drought in the grade. And significantly they have not allowed that success to be an aberration. Last July they featured in the provincial decider once more, the first time since 1996 that they had contested a second successive Munster final. Last night they began their 2011 endeavours on a winning note when they usurped Tipperary in a splendid clash in Walsh Park. The victory for the team coached by former county senior star Dave Bennett sets them up nicely for the season ahead. They now move on to a semi-final date with Limerick on June 24th where they will have the added benefit of home advantage.
Clearly the focus and effort being applied to nurturing players at minor level is paying off. The physical conditioning of the Waterford side was striking last night as they enjoyed an edge in aerial duels in the middle third while they produced spells of devastatingly slick play either side of the interval that Tipperary had no answer to. Already senior boss Davy Fitzgerald has benefited from this minor renaissance with Ballygunner trio Stephen O'Keeffe, Phillip Mahony and Paudie Mahony, Tourin defender Darragh Fives, Dunhill forward Eamonn Murphy and Clashmore attacker Brian O'Halloran all having graduated to the elite ranks since 2009. De La Salle forward Jake Dillon is widely-touted as the next talent who will make the breakthrough while Roanmore forwards Cein Chester and Gavin O’Brien, who was injured last night, are others to keep an eye on.
2. The Árd Scoil Rís factor is being felt around the province.
Four weeks ago the Árd Scoil Rís players and management were a demoralised bunch scattered on the turf in Semple Stadium after their All-Ireland colleges final defeat to St Kieran’s. A late scoring splurge from the Kilkenny school had undone them for the second year running and shattered the North Circular Road school’s ambitions of attaining national glory. But while it may have been difficult to appreciate at the time as the biggest prize had eluded them, what Árd Scoil Rís had achieved was extremely praiseworthy. The meticulous work of Niall Moran, Derek Larkin and the rest of their coaching staff had enabled them to raise the reputation of the school as a hurling force. Winning two successive Harty Cups and reaching two successive Croke Cup finals has succeeded in developing several bright young hurling prospects.
The fruits of that labour could be seen in the Gaelic Grounds and Austin Stack Park last night. PJ Hall, Barry O’Connell, Ciaran Keogh, Shane Dowling, Kevin O’Brien and Brendan O’Connor were to the fore in the Limerick minor team that claimed a notable scalp against Cork, while Mark Carmody will be link up with the Treaty squad once his Leaving Cert commitments end. Elsewhere Martin Moroney and Jamie Shanahan were manning the Clare defence against Kerry while Óisín Hickey was bagging goals for fun up front. That is nine hurlers who were in action that had their hurling sharpness, physical fitness and big-game experience all operating at a high level as a result of their Árd Scoil Rís involvement. And that is something to cherish.
3. It’s going to be another barren minor summer for Tipperary or Cork.
The origins of Tipperary’s drive to senior stardom last September can be traced directly back to the minor teams that swept to All-Ireland glory in 2006 and 2007. That was the stage where the likes of Padraic Maher and Noel McGrath honed their sparkling talents. But the grade has not been as fruitful for Tipperary since then. They lost successive Munster minor finals in 2008 and 2009, while last year their season ground to a halt in Ennis on May 5th in the backdoor stages against Clare. Hopes that 2011 would take a turn for the better, initially nosedived when they lost out in Walsh Park against Waterford last night. Tipperary took too long to settle to the rhythms of the game while their shooting in front of goal ruined their chances of grabbing a victory. There were bright spots in the form of Jason Forde, Liam McGrath and John Meagher, while the return of John McGrath from injury would be a sizeable boost.
At least they will have the comfort of home advantage for their backdoor clash on Saturday week. Cork, presuming they will negotiate a route past Kerry in Páirc Uí Chaoimh this Saturday night, will face the onerous task of travelling to Thurles in order to salvage their season. There will need to be a marked improvement in the form that Cork displayed last night in the Gaelic Grounds. They were convincingly defeated by eight points and their attacking return was a serious cause for concern with only two points from play registered by their starting forwards. Midfielder Robert O’Shea’s laser accuracy from frees was a positive and manager John Considine will be hoping the experience of featuring at inter-county level will aid his young charges. But an upturn in fortunes will be required if the county wants to avoid a third successive year without a provincial minor hurling final appearance.
Source: http://feeds.examiner.ie/~r/iesportsblog/~3/WRzPMBoWJ14/post.aspx
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FINTAN O’TOOLE: Yesterday's Division 1 final first lads and thoughts on that remarkable second-half. Which was the bigger story, the Cork comeback or the Dublin demise? And what effect is this going to have on either for the months ahead?
JOHN FOGARTY: It being Dublin, not enough credit is being given to Cork for the character they showed. Nowhere near enough credit. Dublin lost their shape and their gameplan. Their defensive wall crumbled. The fact of the matter is Cork have been where they are and have recovered.
RAY SILKE: Reasonable point and I agree with it to a degree. However the misses by Mossie Quinn and Dean Kelly were inexplicable and will surely rattle Gilroy's confidence and belief in them. It brought back echoes of the All-Ireland semi-final against Mayo in 2006.
BRENDAN O’BRIEN: That second-half undid an awful lot of good work for Dublin over the spring, plain and simple. But it was set up for Cork - the up and coming Dubs at Croker and a chance to prove to everyone that they are a better team than they were given credit for last September.
FINTAN O’TOOLE: Those second-half misses stood out, even one point for Dublin during Cork's comeback would have steadied their ship.
JOHN FOGARTY: Cork wanted to beat Dublin more than win another league title. They might have been the spring kings but there's no doubt who are still the boys of the summer.
RAY SILKE: Bad luck was a factor too against Dublin. No manager can factor in his best player having to go off with a hammer and if Bernard Brogan had not got injured this water cooler would have a tint of blue in the H2O.
JOHN FOGARTY: Dean Kelly's miss was an awful kick; he snapped at it. He wouldn't be known as a finisher but a decent prospect, regardless. I wouldn't criticise Mossy Quinn's second free but no excuses about the first. He'd be the first to admit that too.
FINTAN O’TOOLE: The importance of the Brogan's to the Dublin attack was highlighted once again. Without them in the closing stages of the second-half, Dublin collapsed up front.
BRENDAN O’BRIEN: That's the thing. Cork showed the importance of the group by winning without so many of last year's key men. Take away two of Dublin's big boys and the rest go to pot.
JOHN FOGARTY: And yet they won without Brogan during this league. As much as Cork won without some of their marquee men yesterday, let's remember who's to come into this Dublin team (or at least be seriously considered) - the two O'Carroll’s, Alan Brogan, Paul Griffin, David Henry, Eoghan O'Gara, Eamonn Fennell... and there's more.
FINTAN O’TOOLE: Both teams are likely to have notably different starting 15s if they meet further down the road.
BRENDAN O’BRIEN: I'd still back Cork.
JOHN FOGARTY: The two O'Carroll’s are major men for Dublin. Can see them both coming in and Fitzsimons possibly making way for Griffin.
RAY SILKE: Cian O'Sullivan is a good player too and would be ahead of Ger Brennan in some regards. The jury is out on Paul Brogan too. When Donncha O'Connor got going he did very well and Paul was a bit headless tearing up the field. I prefer the full-back to do his primary job first. Mick Lyons. Gary Fahy. Darren Fay etc.
JOHN FOGARTY: What about Paddy Kelly yesterday? Talk about control.
FINTAN O’TOOLE: That was the one thing that struck me in the second-half yesterday, Cork's composure on the ball. Kelly the key man in that regard.
RAY SILKE: Dublin will face the winners of Laois or Longford in a few weeks now. And they will need their top XV for that test too or they could find themselves in trouble.
BRENDAN O’BRIEN: Don’t know. I've seen Laois twice recently and they are very limited, especially up front. And Dublin would breeze by Longford on the evidence of Saturday's game.
RAY SILKE: Thought Kingston was a big in everyway addition when he was sprung.
JOHN FOGARTY: There was a lot of chatter yesterday Laois would have won had Kingston been on from the start. Wouldn't be so sure of that. The numerical advantage played into his lap.
BRENDAN O’BRIEN: The negative tactics employed by both Donegal and Laois were horrible to see. The displays of McFadden, Murphy and Kingston were the only real shafts of light for me.
RAY SILKE: Not great to see Michael Murphy dragging down a Laois attacker as he advanced. Very cynical and pretty ugly to watch.
BRENDAN O’BRIEN: Shades of Peter Canavan against Kerry.
JOHN FOGARTY: If Longford and Roscommon were the poorest quality final of the weekend, yesterday's Division 2 game was close to it in terms of how bad a spectacle it was. There was a prominent former Donegal man in the press-box raging at half-time about his county's style of football. Wonder if the end justified the means for him at the final whistle, though.
FINTAN O’TOOLE: It's been a good spring for Donegal but are they going to run out of steam by the middle of June? Or is there evidence that they can maintain their run?
JOHN FOGARTY: It's all about Ulster for Donegal this year. Their record in the province isn't as bad as Derry's but that's where McGuinness wants to start making inroads. You can see what he's doing. He has a plan and like most new managers he's building from the back in year one.
RAY SILKE: They will beat Antrim in Ballybofey and that will keep their run going. As long as they can keep Murphy & McFadden fit and flying they will be difficult to beat. They have not won Ulster since 1992 and that is some carrot.
FINTAN O’TOOLE: And yesterday a setback for Laois or had the objective already been achieved in claiming promotion? I expected a better performance from them.
JOHN FOGARTY: MJ Tierney was the prophet of his own doom when he said he wouldn't get as many frees yesterday as the last round game. Apart from one glorious point, Colm Begley was so quiet too. Meaney is an excellent footballer and has to be moved away from full-back. They've the makings of a decent side but were far too focussed on stopping Donegal rather than beating them.
RAY SILKE: You have to be pleased for Louth too on Saturday, a very good win for them. Brian Donnelly & Paddy Keenan were impressive, great impact from JP Rooney. What was the story with the lack of lighting at the end? Looked awfully dark on the TV. I expected "Do not adjust your set" to appear.
FINTAN O’TOOLE: Donnelly looks a ready-made replacement for Brian White, he converted one brilliant second-half free. The lighting issue was very strange, Paddy Keenan spoke afterwards about how he found visibility a real issue towards the end of the second-half.
JOHN FOGARTY: Thoughts on the tunnel incident?
RAY SILKE: Anytime you have boys taking a few swings at each other in the tunnel is dangerous. And could get very nasty in 30 seconds. Does not look good and a very simple solution is that the linesman or 4th official just lets one team in first - and a minute later the second one. Moving on, a rotten display by Roscommon on Saturday. Fergal O' Donnell was right to be disgusted The Connacht champions looked far from impressive.
FINTAN O’TOOLE: Can thoughts of next week's game with New York be submitted in mitigation?
JOHN FOGARTY: Think it can in the sense they're leaving for it on Thursday, the jetlag, what happened last year... all concerns
RAY SILKE: There is only one big game with the big ball this week and that is Cavan v Galway in the U21 final on Sunday. Reckon "head-office" would like to see a Cavan win. As Terry Hyland pointed out, "they deserve it”.
FINTAN O’TOOLE: That U21 game should draw a fine crowd. Massive match for both counties, a title would be a huge boost.
JOHN FOGARTY: It will, and Cavan are going crazy for it. I'd have a slight fancy for Galway based on the win over Cork and how well-rounded they are all over the field
RAY SILKE: Both counties could really do with a win. Galway were relegated and have been really poor for the past few seasons at senior level. So a victory, especially in Croker would be huge. Whereas an adult title for Cavan would also be massive. Too much hype in some ways (and we’re guilty too) about Galway's midfield youngsters. They are both only 19. Cavan will be very difficult to beat.
JOHN FOGARTY: It's some curtain raiser for the hurling. Your own thoughts on it, Fintan?
FINTAN O’TOOLE: Haven't seen Cavan play, but Gearóid McKiernan appears to be their main man. Galway's defence really impressed me against Cork, particularly Colin Forde and Tomas Fahy. Mark Hehir at centre-forward is another good prospect. Would go for Galway as well yet the U21 championship this year has consistently turned up surprising results.
JOHN FOGARTY: It has but Cork presented a tougher test than Wexford. Going on that but wouldn't be surprised by Cavan winning either. Definitely an U21 final to be excited about.
Source: http://feeds.examiner.ie/~r/iesportsblog/~3/rODQem3dyy0/post.aspx
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Harry Redknapp said the linesman Mike Cairns had "guessed wrong" and called for the introduction of goalline technology after Frank Lampard's equaliser was allowed to stand despite television replays suggesting his shot had failed to cross the line.
Lampard's shot squirmed through Heurelho Gomes' weak attempt to gather just before half-time with the Brazilian then clawing the ball back from the line only for the referee Andre Marriner, on advice from Cairns, to award the goal. Replays suggested the entire ball had not crossed the line, with Spurs' sense of injustice further inflamed when Salomon Kalou scored a late winner from an offside position.
"The linesman's made a call, an honest judgment, but he's guessed," said Redknapp. "He's on the 18-yard line when the ball's on the goalline, so it's impossible to judge. He's had a guess and he's guessed wrong, an honest mistake. But until we get technology, it'll keep happening. When Frank Lampard can hit a shot that goes two feet over the line [against Germany in last summer's World Cup knock-out match] and it's not given, why aren't we using the technology? People say it'll take the fun out of the game, but the game is about getting decisions right.
"It's not the linesman's fault. He's not done it purposefully, looking to give Chelsea a goal. But if you're in doubt you shouldn't give it. He's gambled. The crowd have gone up and he's thought: 'Yes, it must be a goal.' You do tend to get decisions like that at home. But he's guessed. The technology is there. It takes seconds to tell, looking at a replay. Why can't the fourth official, instead of telling me to get back into my box, watch a screen and say: 'no goal'. It takes seconds."
Victory took Chelsea to within three points of Manchester United at the top, with a trip to Old Trafford next Sunday. "Obviously, we'd like to have won the game with a different situation, but today we were lucky," said Carlo Ancelotti. "We have to be honest and say this. When you see it on the television you can see that the decision was wrong. It was a difficult one, but we have to accept it when things are good for us and also when they go against us."
Kalou's winner, prodded in after Didier Drogba's shot had squirted across the six-yard box, was similarly controversial with the scorer just offside, a call ignored by the other linesman, Martin Yerby. "It was marginal, very close, but it was offside," said Redknapp, whose Tottenham team may slip seven points behind Manchester City in the fourth Champions League qualification place if Roberto Mancini's team beat West Ham on Sunday. "But what can we do about it?
"It shows where we've come from this season that we can now play the Chelseas and Arsenals, all these teams, and compete. Now we have to make sure we're still positive. If we don't make the Champions League this year, we can't throw in the towel and go back to being an eighth, ninth or 10th place side in the league. This is a club that can win a championship in the next few years. We need to add one or two players, not take a backward step. We've got to keep being positive."
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/apr/30/harry-redknapp-spurs-chelsea
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