Iceland review - 2012, Page 57

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recruit the talented Icelandic national team
player, who knows London well after having
trained for a few years in Reading’s camp on
the outskirts of London.
“I thought things over very carefully and
took my time to decide. I felt good while
playing for Swansea, under the management
of Brendan Rodgers, and I am very grateful
to him for everything that he did for me.
But you have to make this decision yourself
and I felt that everything looked very good
at Tottenham. The team has a great group
of players and they have been doing really
well in recent years. I am very much look-
ing forward to being a part of this fine team
that I have always found very fun to watch,”
said Gylfi, who scored Swansea’s goal when
they lost 3:1 against Tottenham last season, on
Tottenham’s home ground, White Hart Lane.
Aren’t you afraid of dealing with the competi-
tion for a spot on the team?
“It doesn’t matter where you are when you
are in a league like the English Premier
League. There is extreme competition for a
spot on the team at all clubs. I am not afraid
of added competition and I think it will just
motivate me to improve myself.”
“he understands the game. he’s good
with both feet. he's not a physical player
or the best tackler, but he is very fit—i've
met few such skillful players who can run
so much for 90 minutes. you shouldn't
underestimate him when it comes to the
defensive part of the game.”
lars lagerbäck, iceland’s manager
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