Shaun Custis told the Supplement that Spurs are capable of building on this season's impressive progress.
Redknapp capable of taking Spurs further forward
They've gone fourth - now Spurs have the opportunity to conquer new ground, according to
The Sun's Shaun Custis.
This week's victory over Manchester City means that Harry Redknapp's side will be playing in the Champions League next season and Custis told
Sunday Supplement that the club is capable of building on the impressive progress it has made this season.
"You look now at their squad and the strength of their bench and it is probably stronger than any other team in the Premier League. It's really, really impressive," he said.
"You would think of Spurs as going forward rather than backwards, the way it looks at the moment.
Deserved
"Harry Redknapp has taken a long time to get to a position where he wants to be, which is running a big club in this country.
"He always felt he deserved it - a lot of people felt he deserved it - and now he's proving what a good manager he is.
"The fact that he's been named Premier League manager of the year is deserved in that he's taken the club to somewhere where we didn't expect them to be.
"But we have to draw a distinction between Premier League manager of the year and the manager of the year, to be decided by the League Managers Association on Monday.
"We always talk about fourth (spot), perhaps even more than the title, as the Holy Grail - the thing that people fight for that you are not sure they can achieve."
Respect
Redknapp has previously expressed his admiration for City's Craig Bellamy - and indeed tried to sign him when he was at West Ham - but this weekend he has played down fresh reports linking him with a move for the striker.
However, Custis believes Redknapp still holds the player in high esteem - and vice versa.
"The way they greeted each other at the end of the game [on Wednesday] was quite funny really - there were almost hugs all round," he said.
"There is obviously a mutual respect there. I think Bellamy would have wanted to go to Spurs in the first place. He's a good player to have if you can manage him.
"He really only had a shot (at silverware) at Liverpool and (Rafael) Benitez wouldn't play him, so where else has he been where he could have won something?
Henry Winter, of
The Telegraph, added: "The fact that so many managers have wanted to work with Craig is a reflection on him.
"He's got pace, a decent touch - Rio Ferdinand doesn't need to be told what Craig Bellamy can do if you dither on the ball."
