Harry Redknapp's Tottenham reign beats 'horrible' time under Juande Ramos, says Darren Bent

Darren Bent blasted his former Tottenham boss Juande Ramos, claiming his team had no "backbone" and the atmosphere at training was "horrible".

Striker Bent hailed new manager Harry Redknapp as a "miracle worker" after Spurs' 2-1 win over Liverpool hauled them off the foot of the Premier League.

Redknapp's swag of seven points from his first week in charge is outrageously lucky, following Tottenham's 4-4 thrashing at Arsenal and Saturday evening's stupendous robbery at White Hart Lane.

But it has also exposed Spurs' breathtaking under-achievement under Ramos, whose multiple failings included a baffling reluctance to pair £30million forwards Bent and Roman Pavlyuchenko.

Matchmaker Redknapp's decision to supplement lone striker Bent with Pavlyuchenko's firepower at half-time against Liverpool provided Spurs with just enough rocket fuel for the Russian to poach an undeserved injury-time winner.

Bent said: "At the start of the season we weren't showing any backbone and we were getting beaten too easily, but Harry seems able to work these miracles and he's got the players believing they can win games again.

"There have been comments about me and Roman not being able to play together, but it's silly to say that when they've bought him when I'm already at the club."

Redknapp said: "You pay £16.5 million for Bent, then £14m for Pavlyuchenko, before you realise they can't play together. But they'll have to play together because, apart from Fraizer Campbell, they are the only strikers I've got, so we'll have to make it work."

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