Jol praises Spurs comeback

Martin Jol saluted the resilience of his Tottenham players after storming back from 4-1 down against Aston Villa to avoid an 'unthinkable' defeat on the club's 125th anniversary.

The hosts were cruising when Craig Gardner scored their fourth just before the hour mark, only for Spurs to rescue a point in stoppage time.

"At half-time we said we have to play for he shirt and give everything - they did that," he said. "It was relief in the end. A win would have been better. I don't even want to think about it if would have lost."

Managers continue to be linked with Jol's position and Spurs are still in the bottom three of the Barclays Premier League but the Dutchman added: "I thought about my future for the last six weeks so that's nothing new.

"I think about my future because I want to be better and better."

As for his position being under threat, he said: "I don't know. It's not up to me."

Spurs paraded their legends before the game but it was not until they fell 4-1 down that the current side gave the stars of previous eras anything to cheer about.

Jol added: "It was a night about football. I don't want to think about negative things. It's not about results or the league, it's about the celebration.

"We spoiled that, that was awful to concede the goals like we did before.

"But my family are all in the marines and a commander never leaves his troops. If he does that he's lost. I kept my head cool and they have to do it. I'm happy for the supporters that there was a sort of celebration."