Time for Woodgate to hang up his boots?

Jonathan Woodgate, what an unfortunate, yet fortunate career he has had. Starting his career at Leeds United he then moved on to Newcastle before joining Real Madrid. He left Real Madrid to join Middlesbrough on loan before making the move permanent. It was from Middlesbrough that we signed him for a fee of £7million.

It was at Newcastle that his injuries started to hit him. In his first season at Real Madrid he failed to make an appearance due to being out through injury. Now at Spurs, since 2008 Woodgate has made 64 appearances for the club in all competitions. Most famously scoring the winning goal in extra time against Chelsea in the Carling Cup in the 2007-08 season.

In today’s paper Redknapp is believed to have revealed that Woodgate’s latest treatment on his long-term groin problem has been a failure, leaving question marks over his future.

Is it time for Woodgate, also known as “Woody”, to hang up his boots and admit defeat to his badly injury hit career at the age of 30?

We have Bassong, Dawson and Kaboul along with Gallas and King, who also suffers from injury problems but has mastered ways benefit him, who fill the centre back position with Huddlestone and Corluka (questionably) who can also slot in as cover.
By Kirstie Teversham