Heurelho Gomes has revealed something regarding Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy.
Speaking to The Offside Rule, former Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes has revealed that chairman Daniel Levy once begged him to play through the pain barrier for Spurs.
Gomes spent three seasons as Tottenham’s first-choice keeper and helped the Lilywhites – then under Harry Redknapp – to Champions League qualification in 2010.
The North Londoners confirmed their top-four finish that season with a 1-0 win at Manchester City, in a game where Gomes’s selection was doubted due to a groin injury [The Guardian].
But the Brazilian – now at Watford – played the full 90 minutes, and the 37-year-old has revealed that Levy asked him to continue playing through the injury afterwards.
“I remember playing against Manchester City with a groin injury which meant I couldn’t kick the ball,” he told The Offside Rule.
“I had to tell the defenders to kick the ball forward and not to pass it back to me. If the ball was in my hand I could deal with it but I couldn’t kick it.
“Then Daniel Levy came up to me at the end and said ‘please, we need you to play in the next game.’ So I was there again playing with an injury.”
Gomes was omitted from the matchday squad for Spurs 4-2 win over Burnley on the final day of the season, which might indicate that he was unable to fulfill Levy’s request.
The Hornets star has enjoyed a brilliant last few years at Vicarage Road, having endured a very low-profile final few seasons at White Hart Lane.
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