Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has described referee Chris Foy's performance as 'disappointing' after his side's 2-1 defeat at Stoke City.

The official was at the centre of a number of contentious decisions, including a possible handball by former Spurs striker Peter Crouch in the build-up to the home side's opening goal.

"I'm not sure how we've lost that. A couple of decisions from the referee were amazing. I've just seen the replays. How the referee gives Adebayor offside, when he is two yards onside, I don't know," Redknapp told Sky Sports News. "How he doesn't see the handballs I don't know.

"I wouldn't want to comment on what I thought of the referee's performance. I never do it, having been a manager for 20-odd years. But today was disappointing."

The White Hart Lane club remain third in the Premier League table.

Written by
Jack Prescott