Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas believes that striker Jermain Defoe is as good as Atletico Madrid forward Radamel Falcao.
The Portuguese says that Defoe's finishing ability is similar to that of the Colombian, with whom he work at Porto in the 2010-11 season.
"Jermain knows how to score goals," he said. "He has been doing it for all of his life. I certainly put him alongside Falcao.
"I don't have a lot of experience. The experience I have is with a couple of strikers, but I put him up there with the best."
Villas-Boas added that Defoe can change games with his "moments of brilliance".
"When games are as difficult as that game [against West Ham United] was in the first half , you need players to unlock the game and make the most of opportunities, or an individual moment of brilliance," said the 35-year-old.
"I certainly had that with Falcao. Sometimes you would think that he wouldn't be there to reach a cross and he would appear out of nowhere.
"Jermain is the same. It's these moments of brilliance that can turn games."
Tottenham will host Liverpool at White Hart Lane in the Premier League on Wednesday.
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