What a comeback!
A spirited comeback from Spurs!!
We were lucky because of Keane's fir in his bellies.....he deserved better treatment from Jol.
Defence was awful....Naybet is getting old...slow to react and played horrible offside when he knew he couldn't get near Bent. Better play Gardner or Dawson.
We are 3rd now....YO!
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Charlton 2-3 Tottenham: Fighting Spurs
Darren Bent handed watching England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson a timely reminder of his goalscoring qualities, but Tottenham undid all his good work with a thrilling second-half fightback to triumph 3-2 at The Valley.
Bent had looked to have given Charlton all three points when he scored his second of the game two minutes after the re-start.
But Tottenham stormed back with goals from Ledley King, Mido and substitute Robbie Keane to move level on points with Charlton.
Both teams are still six points adrift of leaders Chelsea and Bent's place in the England squad was placed in doubt when the 21-year-old striker was forced to leave the field with a head injury.
Bent's double - he scored one goal in each half - took his tally to seven in as many games since manager Alan Curbishley bravely gambled on elevating the striker from the Championship with Ipswich to the high-profile environment of the Premiership with Charlton.
It is a measure of Charlton's improvement this season that Bent and team-mates Danny Murphy and Luke Young are all expected to be named in Eriksson's squad on Sunday for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Poland and Austria at Old Trafford.
Murphy did no harm at all to his chances of a recall to the international stage after two years in the wilderness by supplying the glorious through-ball for the pacey Bent to capitalise on for his opener.
Indeed, the former Liverpool man, who missed out on a place in England's squad for the 2002 World Cup finals through injury, began orchestrating matters in midfield from the start.
One of his early attempts to get Charlton's front men in behind the Spurs defence was only prevented bearing fruit by England defender Ledley King, who sent Jerome Thomas sprawling inside the penalty area.
However, referee Phil Dowd waved away their appeals for a spot-kick and the visitors began to exert some early pressure of their own.
Former Spurs defender Chris Perry conceded a free-kick on the right flank when he fouled Paul Stalteri in the seventh minute.
It caused momentary jitters in the Charlton defence and although Spurs won a corner, they failed to make use of it sufficiently enough to cause the home side any further problems.
In the 14th minute King missed an easy chance to put Spurs in front when Pedro Mendes' corner was headed down to him on the edge of the six-yard box by Stalteri. However, the England defender's shot missed the target.
It was costly for the visitors as Bent put the home side in front in the 26th minute. A beautifully-flighted ball from the impressive Murphy caught Tottenham's defence square and Bent ran clear to beat goalkeeper Paul Robinson with a neat right-footed finish from 10 yards.
Moments later he missed a gilt-edged chance to score his second when Alexei Smertin's run and cross found him unmarked in front of the Spurs goal. This time Bent allowed the ball to skid off his foot and out for a goalkick.
But the in-form striker made no mistake when he put Charlton two in front straight after the restart.
This time the architect of the move was Thomas and the youngster's through-ball again left the Spurs defence flatfooted. Once again Bent was given time and space to pick his spot before curling a right-footed shot beyond the stationary Robinson.
Charlton should have gone on to make the most of their superiority, but Spurs began their fightback when King atoned for his first-half miss by scoring in the 51st minute.
A Mendes free-kick was deftly headed on by Mido and King wrong-footed Stephan Andersen by directing the ball into the bottom right-hand corner of the net.
Charlton, clearly stung by Tottenham's goal and the increase in tempo from their visitors, began to lose the cohesion in midfield which had served them so well in the first hour of the contest.
And it was no surprise when Spurs hauled themselves level in the 64th minute through Egyptian striker Mido.
He shot through the legs of Andersen from an acute angle after Teemu Tainio had left Charlton's defence completely flatfooted by a clever reverse pass.
Spurs boss Martin Jol, clearly sensing his side could snatch a barely deserved victory, sent on Robbie Keane for Jermaine Jenas immediately after their leveller.
The move reaped rich rewards 10 minutes from time when Defoe slotted the ball to the Republic of Ireland striker, who scored the winner with an angled drive from just inside the penalty area.
Jol hails Keane
Tottenham coach Martin Jol insisted Robbie Keane has a future at the club for as long as he wants after the striker capped a sensational second-half comeback with the winner in a five-goal thriller against Charlton at The Valley.
Spurs rejected a bid for Keane from Everton during the transfer window and there is talk of the Merseysiders returning in January with a renewed offer.
But Jol said: 'I don't even want to think about other teams. Robbie is a big part of our set-up. I've told him that we have to fight his situation together.
'It's our problem. If Robbie wants to play for us, he will. He can only get his best form by playing and that's why I am happy he is playing for Ireland. If you don't play 90 minutes you tend to lose your fitness a bit.
'He's not like the old Liverpool `super-sub' David Fairclough, he should be playing. Robbie came on against Aston Villa and scored for us earlier in the season but it is always very difficult and I have to make a decision.
'Jermain scored a very important goal for us against Fulham on Monday. With players like Robbie on the bench you always have a chance. Nine out of 10 times he will score.'
Jol revealed that when Mido levelled the scores, instinct told him that Keane could get them a winner.
'There was something at the back of my mind which told me that we could get something,' explained Jol.
'Sometimes you have to take a gamble and it paid off. I had a feeling that we could do it. Overall, we had more chances than them and sometimes you have to force your luck. We started well in the first half but then gave away cheap goals.'
Charlton boss Alan Curbishley said he had to take the defeat 'on the chin' after Spurs stormed back to cancel out Bent's brace.
'We've got to take that on the chin I think. But anyone who came here today can see why we have got the results we have this season.
'This is the second time in two weeks that we've raced into a two-goal lead and perhaps there's something for us to look at.
'I'm very disappointed we've been beaten. But we've got to look at the good things and the bad ones. I was a bit disappointed with the referee's decision to award the free-kick that led to their first goal. I didn't think it was a free-kick. But we had chances to make 3-1 and didn't take them.'
Curbishley insisted he was still delighted with the start his side have made even if they remain six points behind leaders Chelsea.
'We have got to be delighted with 15 points and it could have been more. We showed again today that we can play against the top teams.'
We were lucky because of Keane's fir in his bellies.....he deserved better treatment from Jol.
Defence was awful....Naybet is getting old...slow to react and played horrible offside when he knew he couldn't get near Bent. Better play Gardner or Dawson.
We are 3rd now....YO!
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Charlton 2-3 Tottenham: Fighting Spurs
Darren Bent handed watching England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson a timely reminder of his goalscoring qualities, but Tottenham undid all his good work with a thrilling second-half fightback to triumph 3-2 at The Valley.
Bent had looked to have given Charlton all three points when he scored his second of the game two minutes after the re-start.
But Tottenham stormed back with goals from Ledley King, Mido and substitute Robbie Keane to move level on points with Charlton.
Both teams are still six points adrift of leaders Chelsea and Bent's place in the England squad was placed in doubt when the 21-year-old striker was forced to leave the field with a head injury.
Bent's double - he scored one goal in each half - took his tally to seven in as many games since manager Alan Curbishley bravely gambled on elevating the striker from the Championship with Ipswich to the high-profile environment of the Premiership with Charlton.
It is a measure of Charlton's improvement this season that Bent and team-mates Danny Murphy and Luke Young are all expected to be named in Eriksson's squad on Sunday for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Poland and Austria at Old Trafford.
Murphy did no harm at all to his chances of a recall to the international stage after two years in the wilderness by supplying the glorious through-ball for the pacey Bent to capitalise on for his opener.
Indeed, the former Liverpool man, who missed out on a place in England's squad for the 2002 World Cup finals through injury, began orchestrating matters in midfield from the start.
One of his early attempts to get Charlton's front men in behind the Spurs defence was only prevented bearing fruit by England defender Ledley King, who sent Jerome Thomas sprawling inside the penalty area.
However, referee Phil Dowd waved away their appeals for a spot-kick and the visitors began to exert some early pressure of their own.
Former Spurs defender Chris Perry conceded a free-kick on the right flank when he fouled Paul Stalteri in the seventh minute.
It caused momentary jitters in the Charlton defence and although Spurs won a corner, they failed to make use of it sufficiently enough to cause the home side any further problems.
In the 14th minute King missed an easy chance to put Spurs in front when Pedro Mendes' corner was headed down to him on the edge of the six-yard box by Stalteri. However, the England defender's shot missed the target.
It was costly for the visitors as Bent put the home side in front in the 26th minute. A beautifully-flighted ball from the impressive Murphy caught Tottenham's defence square and Bent ran clear to beat goalkeeper Paul Robinson with a neat right-footed finish from 10 yards.
Moments later he missed a gilt-edged chance to score his second when Alexei Smertin's run and cross found him unmarked in front of the Spurs goal. This time Bent allowed the ball to skid off his foot and out for a goalkick.
But the in-form striker made no mistake when he put Charlton two in front straight after the restart.
This time the architect of the move was Thomas and the youngster's through-ball again left the Spurs defence flatfooted. Once again Bent was given time and space to pick his spot before curling a right-footed shot beyond the stationary Robinson.
Charlton should have gone on to make the most of their superiority, but Spurs began their fightback when King atoned for his first-half miss by scoring in the 51st minute.
A Mendes free-kick was deftly headed on by Mido and King wrong-footed Stephan Andersen by directing the ball into the bottom right-hand corner of the net.
Charlton, clearly stung by Tottenham's goal and the increase in tempo from their visitors, began to lose the cohesion in midfield which had served them so well in the first hour of the contest.
And it was no surprise when Spurs hauled themselves level in the 64th minute through Egyptian striker Mido.
He shot through the legs of Andersen from an acute angle after Teemu Tainio had left Charlton's defence completely flatfooted by a clever reverse pass.
Spurs boss Martin Jol, clearly sensing his side could snatch a barely deserved victory, sent on Robbie Keane for Jermaine Jenas immediately after their leveller.
The move reaped rich rewards 10 minutes from time when Defoe slotted the ball to the Republic of Ireland striker, who scored the winner with an angled drive from just inside the penalty area.
Jol hails Keane
Tottenham coach Martin Jol insisted Robbie Keane has a future at the club for as long as he wants after the striker capped a sensational second-half comeback with the winner in a five-goal thriller against Charlton at The Valley.
Spurs rejected a bid for Keane from Everton during the transfer window and there is talk of the Merseysiders returning in January with a renewed offer.
But Jol said: 'I don't even want to think about other teams. Robbie is a big part of our set-up. I've told him that we have to fight his situation together.
'It's our problem. If Robbie wants to play for us, he will. He can only get his best form by playing and that's why I am happy he is playing for Ireland. If you don't play 90 minutes you tend to lose your fitness a bit.
'He's not like the old Liverpool `super-sub' David Fairclough, he should be playing. Robbie came on against Aston Villa and scored for us earlier in the season but it is always very difficult and I have to make a decision.
'Jermain scored a very important goal for us against Fulham on Monday. With players like Robbie on the bench you always have a chance. Nine out of 10 times he will score.'
Jol revealed that when Mido levelled the scores, instinct told him that Keane could get them a winner.
'There was something at the back of my mind which told me that we could get something,' explained Jol.
'Sometimes you have to take a gamble and it paid off. I had a feeling that we could do it. Overall, we had more chances than them and sometimes you have to force your luck. We started well in the first half but then gave away cheap goals.'
Charlton boss Alan Curbishley said he had to take the defeat 'on the chin' after Spurs stormed back to cancel out Bent's brace.
'We've got to take that on the chin I think. But anyone who came here today can see why we have got the results we have this season.
'This is the second time in two weeks that we've raced into a two-goal lead and perhaps there's something for us to look at.
'I'm very disappointed we've been beaten. But we've got to look at the good things and the bad ones. I was a bit disappointed with the referee's decision to award the free-kick that led to their first goal. I didn't think it was a free-kick. But we had chances to make 3-1 and didn't take them.'
Curbishley insisted he was still delighted with the start his side have made even if they remain six points behind leaders Chelsea.
'We have got to be delighted with 15 points and it could have been more. We showed again today that we can play against the top teams.'
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