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Jol backing for calamity keeper

Martin Jol gave his support to under-fire Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robinson ahead of England's two crunch Euro 2008 qualifiers.

Robinson made another blunder in the 2-2 draw at Liverpool when he spilled a Steven Gerrard free-kick to present Andriy Voronin with the opening goal.

"I am not concerned about Paul Robinson's form and suggestions he made another mistake," said Jol. "If you see the replay you see that it got a deflection off Jermaine Jenas, hitting his knee, it was not a mistake. It hit him and Voronin was first to the rebound."

He added: "Nobody went with the runner, it was a bad goal from the defence's point of view.

"I have no worries about Paul. Every game is different, he has confidence and that is why I played him in midweek against Famagusta, and at Anfield."

Jol's side made it six games undefeated as the north Londoners claimed a deserved point at Liverpool, but he still admitted he does not know what his future holds.

The Spurs chief has been under pressure all season as Spurs have struggled around the foot of the table.

But Jol insisted: "I do not know about the future, I do not pull the strings and I do not have any control over the scenario. If I did everything would be quiet.

"But see my team, they want to fight and they fight every game. The players always stay the same, it is very positive."

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