Tottenham goalkeeper Brad Friedel has admitted that he will fight to retain his place in the side’s starting line-up.
The White Hart Lane club signed Hugo Lloris from Lyon on transfer deadline day, who is viewed as a long-term replacement for the United States international.
However, the ageing veteran has revealed that he is not ready to hand over the no.1 jersey just yet.
“Right now I believe the shirt is mine to lose, I believe the manager came out and said that. If that’s the case then great,” Friedel is quoted as saying in The Daily Mail.
“I will turn up every day and work as hard as I can. I will keep as fit as I possibly can, hopefully get selected to play and hopefully do as well as I can.
“It’s great to have competition. Hugo Lloris is France’s No.1, he’s gonna want to play, I’m gonna want to play, and so are Carlo and Heurelho.
“When I signed for Tottenham, I signed as a stop-gap while Tottenham looked for a long-term goalkeeper. Tottenham deserve a long-term goalkeeper.
“I want to play, I’ve always wanted to play, I don’t sign contracts not to play. However, I would never demean the manager by spitting my dummy out if I wasn’t playing.
“We are all contracted to Tottenham Hotspur and if they ask me to be a No.1 [or a No.2], I’d do that to the best of my ability.
“Hugo Lloris is going to be a team-mate, not an enemy.
“It is a difficult position to have four goalkeepers of our quality at the club. Saying that, hopefully there’ll be 50-odd games to play this season, which is a lot of games to go around,” the American commented.
By Gareth McKnight
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