Ramos' first game on the touchline was an anxiety filled match as Spurs managed to put just two past 20th place Championship side Blackpool and yielded far too many opportunities on goal for the lower league strugglers.
Seething on the touchline throughout the second half, Ramos witnessed firsthand the defensive frailties plaguing Tottenham. Without Robinson and the crossbar to deny Gary Taylor-Fletcher's two fine headers in the second half, Spurs may have found themselves trailing.
Ramos was so annoyed with the shaky defense that he subbed out Kaboul before the full hour replacing him with Tainio. Chimbonda moved to the middle pushing Teemu to the right. It is unclear whether the Finn figures to spend more time in defense or if Chimbonda may spend more time in the middle of the pitch, but the message seems clear: tentativeness and mistakes will not be tolerated.
Keane scored another route one goal off a Robinson goal kick and a Berbatov flick. Upon replacing his two strikers, the manager had a handshake for Keane, but the cold shoulder for the Bulgarian.
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