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Thursday 16th October 2003
Tempted by call of Jamaica
It's back to business at Spurs now after my trip to Turkey with the England Under-21s. It was a real honour to receive my first call-up to the Under-21s squad and it came as a bit of a surprise really, but a pleasant one in any case. It was strange because a couple of days before I got the call from England, Jamaica had approached me to join their full squad ahead of their friendly against Brazil in Leicester on Sunday.
My parents are from Jamaica and it was an amazing offer and very flattering, but unfortunately at the time I thought I was ineligible to play because I had appeared in a competitive game for the England Under-18s. I must admit it would have been very tempting to have joined up with Jamaica, especially for the Brazil match, if the rules had permitted, but that takes nothing away from the fact that I was made up to get the call from England Under-21s.
There was a hint of disappointment that I didn't get onto the bench for our Under-21s game against Turkey but it was a great experience all the same, and if I keep working hard I'll hopefully get the call-up again and next time I might make it to at least the bench. I had a real laugh with the lads in training and as you may know I like to show off my ball skills. So much so, that Jermain Defoe has nicknamed me Rohandinho Ricketts!
Anyway, back to the Premiership and everyone's really buzzing at Spurs off the back of a few good results and we're just hoping to keep it going now at Leicester on Sunday. We've be doing really well under David Pleat and I'm pleased the gaffer has shown faith in me. David Pleat has turned things around for us so far, but I've no idea what the long-term managerial situation at Spurs is. The only thing I'm focused on is winning our next game.
I've been given such a fantastic opportunity at Spurs and I'm just determined to make the most of it. I've been staying on by myself after training, practising my shooting and doing extra running. There are always things you can improve on when you're a young player and I want to push myself as much as possible to become an even better player. Playing in the first team for Spurs has given me bags of confidence and I feel that my game is improving all the time. I've just got to keep up the hard work
Tempted by call of Jamaica
It's back to business at Spurs now after my trip to Turkey with the England Under-21s. It was a real honour to receive my first call-up to the Under-21s squad and it came as a bit of a surprise really, but a pleasant one in any case. It was strange because a couple of days before I got the call from England, Jamaica had approached me to join their full squad ahead of their friendly against Brazil in Leicester on Sunday.
My parents are from Jamaica and it was an amazing offer and very flattering, but unfortunately at the time I thought I was ineligible to play because I had appeared in a competitive game for the England Under-18s. I must admit it would have been very tempting to have joined up with Jamaica, especially for the Brazil match, if the rules had permitted, but that takes nothing away from the fact that I was made up to get the call from England Under-21s.
There was a hint of disappointment that I didn't get onto the bench for our Under-21s game against Turkey but it was a great experience all the same, and if I keep working hard I'll hopefully get the call-up again and next time I might make it to at least the bench. I had a real laugh with the lads in training and as you may know I like to show off my ball skills. So much so, that Jermain Defoe has nicknamed me Rohandinho Ricketts!
Anyway, back to the Premiership and everyone's really buzzing at Spurs off the back of a few good results and we're just hoping to keep it going now at Leicester on Sunday. We've be doing really well under David Pleat and I'm pleased the gaffer has shown faith in me. David Pleat has turned things around for us so far, but I've no idea what the long-term managerial situation at Spurs is. The only thing I'm focused on is winning our next game.
I've been given such a fantastic opportunity at Spurs and I'm just determined to make the most of it. I've been staying on by myself after training, practising my shooting and doing extra running. There are always things you can improve on when you're a young player and I want to push myself as much as possible to become an even better player. Playing in the first team for Spurs has given me bags of confidence and I feel that my game is improving all the time. I've just got to keep up the hard work
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