Winning is the best medicine for me - Redknapp
Published 22:40 21/11/11 By James Nursey
Harry Redknapp declared it was "great to be back" as Spurs knocked Newcastle out of third place.
Tottenham boss Redknapp returned to the touchline at White Hart Lane only 19 days after heart surgery.
But he could relax after striker Emmanuel Adebayor scored twice in the first half against a dire Villa.
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Redknapp said: "It was a good night for everybody - it was great to be back. That was nerve-racking, but I couldn't feel better. I feel better now than I did before.
"I enjoyed watching us play and love the way we play football - the best medicine is the way we play.
"We played some great stuff and had lots of opportunities to kill the game off. I always felt we were in control of the game."
Redknapp was so impressed with the way his side played, he didn't rule out mounting a challenge for the Premier League title.
Asked if Spurs can win the league, he replied: "Yeah, it is a possibility. It is not impossible.
"Manchester City are not on a different planet to anyone else. They are not going to go through the season unbeaten.
"When I came here, I said we wanted to get in the Champions League and we did that. So it is not impossible.
"If you believe in yourself and keep winning football matches it is possible.
"Last season, Manchester United won it because everyone else kept falling over themselves."
Spurs' victory lifted them to third as Gareth Bale and Chelsea target Luka Modric both impressed.
Adebayor struck first in the 14th minute with an overhead kick before making it 2-0 before the break with his fifth goal for Spurs.
But it was Croatian play-maker Modric who had Redknapp purring.
"Luka was fantastic and instrumental," he said. "He keeps getting hold of the ball and him and Scott Parker have been outstanding in the middle of the park.
"I love the way Luka plays football. He is absolutely top class. Even when he had all the problems in the summer he got his head down.
"He came in and trained hard every day and is a top professional."
Redknapp is confident Spurs chairman Daniel Levy will tie Modric down to a new contract soon, after Chelsea bid for him this summer and the star requested a move.
He said: "We have to keep Luka here. You don't get too many Luka Modrics come along.
"I am sure the chairman will look after him and hopefully get a contract sorted out with him."
