Wenger - The offside on Henry's strike was decisive

Hmmm.. Always other's fault when the result on their side.. Sore loser..

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FRENCH POLISH

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"I hate when spurs losing game.."

A delighted Clive Allen described Tuesday's reserve team friendly victory over RC Lens as 'an excellent all-round performance and experience'.

Lens, currently third in Ligue 1 of the French Championnat, fielded 10 players boasting first-team experience including ex-Liverpool defender Gregory Vignal.

They looked the part in the early stages with the impressive Jussie Ferreira lashing home from 30 yards to open the scoring after 16 minutes.

The home side continued to threaten as we found our feet but after a couple of fine saves from Robert Burch, we hit them on the break with Andy Barcham racing onto Jamie O'Hara's pass and finishing his one-on-one chance in style.

O'Hara and Barcham combined again to set-up Simon Dawkins for 2-1 just before the break and it was 3-1 within a minute of the restart as Barcham squared for Tomas Pekhart to tap home.

Tommy Forecast saved a penalty with 18 minutes left and although an own goal made it 3-2, it was too little too late for Lens.

"We had to solve a number of problems against a very experienced Lens side and we did fantastically well to get back into the game and win it comfortably in the end," beamed development coach Clive.

"They looked threatening and were technically very gifted but after about 30 minutes we got organised, got a good shape, made it difficult for them and looked dangerous on the counter-attack.

"We deserved our goals and went in at half-time leading but with a couple of things to sort out.

"We immediately went 3-1 in front and then it was a case of how you control the game and go on to win it.

"That second half performance was exactly what you would look for against a very good side like Lens. We were controlled, defended well, maintained good shape and continued to look dangerous on the counter-attack.

"As an exercise, it was a first-class experience for the lads and I have no doubts that it will help them in terms of being able to adapt their game in different situations and playing on foreign soil."

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Henry eyes Gunners exit..

Thierry Henry is unhappy and wishes he had joined Barcelona in the summer, according to a respected source close to Eatsleepsport.
Henry is said to be looking for a move in the January transfer window after becoming disillusioned with life at Arsenal. The news will come as a massive blow to Arsene Wenger, who spent most of last season persuading the French superstar his future was with the Gunners. Having believed he had successfully tied down Henry's future to the club, Wenger will be disappointed to hear that Henry is regretting his decision to stay and wants to move on. There have been rumours of unrest in recent weeks and, in his programme notes ahead of the draw with CSKA Moscow in the Champions League, Henry publicly criticised the club's fans for having a go at the team and for not showing enough patience in the draw with Everton. French great Michel Platini said at the weekend that Henry had made a mistake not joining Barcelona last summer and now a well known figure in the game claims the striker feels the same way and wants to leave the Emirates Stadium.

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Spurs eye left winger

SPURS are believed to have ended their seemingly never-ending quest for a left-sided midfielder according to reports in Holland.

After missing out on Stewart Downing in the summer transfer window and being linked with a number of wide left players, including Hatem Ben Arfa, Martin Petrov and Luis Boa Morte, Tottenham have reportedly identified their next target and are poised to agree a deal in January.

Brazilian 22-year-old Leonardo, who plays for NAC Breda, is said to be the man that Damien Comolli and Martin Jol will turn to, and according to reports in Holland the player has a clause in his contract which would allow him to move for 750,000 euros.

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Gunning the big boys..

MAN OF THE MATCH: Aaron Lennon The sponsors named the impressive Robbie Keane as this game's star turn, but Lennon was the man who frightened the champions into submission.

FOOD WATCH: A meat loaf offering was a daring attempt at top quality cuisine and while Gordon Ramsay may not have been impressed, the press pack were not arguing.

INJURY UPDATE: Mourinho denied reports Andriy Shevchenko has been dropped for the last two games and revealed he only returned to full training yesterday. As for Spurs, Pascal Chimbonda suffered a knee ligament injury in this game.

TIME TO RETIRE: Referee Graham Poll should have quit after his unforgivable clanger in last summer's World Cup clash between Australia and Croatia. His insistence on throwing cards around in this game suggested he is now out of his depth at this level.

TOTTENHAM VERDICT: They may have been fortunate to ride their luck at times, but this Spurs side that beat the champions fair and square.

CHELSEA VERDICT: Chelsea don't lose too often, but they beaten by a decent side at White Hart Lane and there was no shame in their performance. Showing guts and fight right through to the final whistle, this is not a result that will leave a lasting scar on Mourinho's men.

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FULL STEED AHEAD

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Steed Malbranque joined in with full training for the first time on Monday and Martin Jol hopes a playing return is not far away.

The French midfielder joined us from Fulham at the end of August, but remained sidelined following hernia surgery. After a couple of weeks building up his fitness, Steed was finally able to link up with the squad and the manager reported promising signs.

"Steed is looking good," revealed Martin. "We had a very good session where the intensity was high and he trained with me for the first time.

"He did a lot of stamina sessions with the fitness coach before, but this was the first time he worked with the group and he did well. We trained for two hours and he had no problems.

"Hopefully he can be back in a week's time."

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The Jersey

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