Jermain Defoe is one of the most prolific goal scorers in the Premier League ara and after around 20 years in the Premier League he recently hung up his boots and chose FIVE to talk about his fantastic career. We spoke about his early days at Charlton Athletic, how and why he signed for West Ham, what it was like to play with the likes of Robbie Keane, Peter Crouch, Modric and more at Tottenham, being left out of the England squad at the expense of Theo Walcott by Sven-Goran Eriksson, the quality of Wayne Rooney, wishing he played for Manchester United, playing under Steven Gerrard at Rangers FC and more. Let us know who you would like to see come on next.
0:00; - Defoe reaction to Wynts freestyle
0:35; - SOKIN #AD
0:50; - Intro
2:52; - Learning from the top strikers
5:16; - Which striker impresses in today’s football?
7:44; - Old style strikers better than modern strikers?
9:48; - Hard work starts in training
12:01; - Defoe’s early days
16:48; - First team football & moving to West Ham
23:09; - Going out on loan to Bournemouth
26:50; - First team debut & leaving West Ham
33:56; - Best player Defoe played with at West Ham
35:08; - Moving to Tottenham
38:14; - Strikers mentality in front of goal
40:06; - Why didn’t Spurs achieve more?
43:24; - David Nugent tap in & Gallas story
45:41; - Team rotation at Spurs
47:31; - Rio wanting United to sign Defoe
48:58; - Playing for England
1:02:27; - Favourite Striking Partner
1:03:56; - Defoe on midfielders: Modric, Scholes, Gerrard, Lampard
1:07:04; - Playing with & under Steven Gerrard
1:10:00; - Defoe’s career stats & records
1:11:13; - Winning the league with Rangers & moving back to Sunderland
1:15:08; - Defoe’s top 5 strikers today in world football
1:16:49; - Outro
1:17:23; - Wynts Freestyle
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