Defoe reveals Chivers' advice
ByPA Sport Report
Updated 07/11/2013 at 22:55 GMT
Jermain Defoe revealed he had been given words of encouragement by Martin Chivers before he surpassed his European goalscoring record in Tottenham's 2-1 win over FC Sheriff in the Europa League.
FOOTBALL - 2013 - Tottenham-Sheriff - Lamela - Defoe
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The England striker converted a penalty to claim his 23rd European goal for the club, one more than Chivers managed during his time at White Hart Lane.
It followed a first Tottenham goal for Erik Lamela as Spurs secured safe passage into the knockout rounds despite Ismail Isa grabbing a goal on 72 minutes to keep Tottenham on their toes.
All eyes were on Defoe to see if he could make a history and he described how he had bumped into Chivers at White Hart Lane on Thursday night.
He told ITV4: "He's a legend, I saw him at half time. He said to me keep it going you'll get it. So nice for someone like Martin to say that."
He added: "It was frustrating tonight, I couldn't really get much space. I just thought to myself stay patient. To go to the top of the list I'm delighted. I was confident, what an opportunity to do it."
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