Lloris not keen to sit on bench
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October 12, 2012, Friday
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HUGO Lloris is determined to prove he deserves to be Tottenham's first-choice goalkeeper and won't settle for a bit-part role.
Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas signed Lloris from Lyon on transfer deadline day in August but has used 41-year-old Brad Friedel after the former United States international made a string of strong performances.
"Let's just say it makes you want to get out on the pitch ... Things are clear, I didn't sign for Tottenham to have that role. I'm at the team's disposal, I respect everyone, but I came here to play," Lloris told sports daily L'Equipe. "I'm not here to cause problems, but rather to provide solutions. But, of course, I have a status, I want to keep it as long as possible and that comes about through playing (games)."
The 25-year-old Lloris, who has made 40 appearances for France, is among the most highly-rated keepers but quickly realized that in England his reputation counted for relatively little.
"I don't think it can be taken away from me, this status, but when you arrive in a new universe, you have to prove things, which is normal," Lloris said. "England remains a particular culture. The English want to see you playing on the pitch before they judge you. But it's a form of self-questioning that suits me very well, in my life as a man and in my life as a sportsman."
Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas signed Lloris from Lyon on transfer deadline day in August but has used 41-year-old Brad Friedel after the former United States international made a string of strong performances.
"Let's just say it makes you want to get out on the pitch ... Things are clear, I didn't sign for Tottenham to have that role. I'm at the team's disposal, I respect everyone, but I came here to play," Lloris told sports daily L'Equipe. "I'm not here to cause problems, but rather to provide solutions. But, of course, I have a status, I want to keep it as long as possible and that comes about through playing (games)."
The 25-year-old Lloris, who has made 40 appearances for France, is among the most highly-rated keepers but quickly realized that in England his reputation counted for relatively little.
"I don't think it can be taken away from me, this status, but when you arrive in a new universe, you have to prove things, which is normal," Lloris said. "England remains a particular culture. The English want to see you playing on the pitch before they judge you. But it's a form of self-questioning that suits me very well, in my life as a man and in my life as a sportsman."
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