Tottenham wins their first trophy in nine years
WEMBLEY, England – Tottenham rallied to beat Chelsea 2-1 Sunday in extra time in the Carling Cup final, giving Spurs their first trophy in nine years.
Now Juande Ramos, who won two straight UEFA Trophy Cup titles at Sevilla, will turn his focus to winning a third trophy in Europe’s No. 2 competition.
“To come in after a few months and win a trophy is an incredible achievement,” Tottenham striker Robbie Keane said. “He’s given us the belief that we can win every game and you can see that in our performances since he took over.”
With Tottenham faltering under Martin Jol, Ramos was lured from Sevilla, where he also won the Copa del Rey, the Spanish Super Cup and the European Super Cup.
“It’s always a tremendous satisfaction to win a trophy,” Ramos said. “This one maybe has a special flavour to it because it was against a team that was superior to us. Perhaps it makes it taste better.
