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Head coach Tim Sherwood said on Thursday Tottenham Hotspur's duty of care is towards their fans rather than the clubs battling with Fulham to avoid relegation from the English Premier League, ahead of the Saturday lunchtime fixture between the two London sides.

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SOUNDBITE (English) Tim Sherwood, Tottenham Hotspur head coach:
(On former player Gareth Bale who scored a late solo goal against Barcelona on Wednesday to win the Copa del Rey for Real Madrid).

"Business as usual for Gareth Bale. You know, we saw what he did last year - scored 21 goals for Tottenham, nine assists, scored a winner in eight of our games... we could do with them now by the way - you know, if we put those points, what he accumulated last year, on top of what we've got we're probably challenging for the title. The two best players on the pitch last night were Gareth Bale and Luka Modric (Croatian midfielder and another former Tottenham player)... that's says everything."