Redknapp blasts players

Harry Redknapp has blasted his players for their late collapse at Birmingham on Saturday. The north London club conceded a last-gasp equaliser which dented their hopes of finishing in the top four and qualifying for the Champions League. Earlier, Jermaine Defoe’s 17th goal of the season had put them ahead. "We deserved to win and the goal we gave away was horrendous. We defended poorly,” said Redknapp afterwards. "Until we went ahead, Birmingham were never in the game but then we sat off them, invited them onto us and that was the problem." The result leaves Spurs in fourth place in the standings, equal on points with Liverpool. Manchester City are four points behind the pair but have played three games less. Aston Villa are just two points back with a game in hand.