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By DAN CARRIER
 
Jackson back in the thick of it for first-team place

Squeezed-out midfielder vows to work hard to impress manager

TOTTENHAM’S forgotten man, Camden-raised Johnnie Jackson, has vowed to fight for his place after making a shock return to the first-team squad after 18 months in the reserves.
Jackson (left), who comes from Holborn, found himself squeezed out following the signings of Aaron Lennon, Andy Reid and Wayne Routledge.
The 23-year-old midfielder had been linked with a move to Watford during the transfer window.
But injuries and the January sales have given him another chance to prove himself at the club he joined as a schoolboy.
Jackson was in the squad for the defeat against Fulham and replaced the injured Lennon in the 3-1 victory against Charlton on Sunday.
He told the New Journal: “It was great to get back and get some first-team football, especially with the result we achieved.”
Jackson said he had enjoyed playing in front of the home crowd at White Hart Lane again.
And he added: “I was pleased with my performance and will keep working hard to try to impress the manager and stay in the first-team picture.”
Jackson scored a wonder goal from 30 yards against Charlton last term but found his chances limited since then and was loaned out to Derby County earlier this season.
But he won a vote of confidence from head coach Martin Jol following a tenacious display on Sunday.
Jol said: “I was pleased with Jackson – he hasn’t played in the first team for 18 months and he did well to come in.”
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