Spurs will move into second place in the Premier League table on Saturday if they stretch their unbeaten run to 11 matches with a win over Bolton, and Redknapp thinks it is no coincidence that the club's excellent form has coincided with King's return to the team. King has figured in eight of the nine consecutive wins Spurs have registered this year and the team have not lost a league game when the 31-year-old has been playing since August 2010. Although King has spent a large portion of the last 16 months out due to a groin injury and his chronic knee problems, the fact remains that Spurs have dropped just two points in the last 13 top-flight games he has played. What makes King's record even more unbelievable is the fact that he has managed to marshal the Spurs defence with ease despite not being able to train properly. "A few years ago it looked like he might retire, but he has come back and he's been amazing. "He just comes in and jogs on this anti-gravity machine which means only 40% of his bodyweight pounds on to the machine. That stops him hurting his knee. "His record is amazing. I can't remember the last time we lost when he played. In the 10-game run that we've had, he's played every game except one. That's no coincidence. "He would have been as good as anyone in the world if he hadn't had these injuries he has had for so many years now." King's injury jinx struck him at the worst possible time last summer when a groin problem ruled him out of the World Cup after starting the first game against the United States. Despite King having played the majority of Tottenham's games so far this season, Redknapp thinks his skipper will not make Fabio Capello's Euro 2012 squad. "It went a bit wrong last time when they took him. I thought he would get through it, but he picked up an injury in that first game and that was the end of his World Cup," Redknapp said. "He would be struggling this time. I'd be surprised if he went." The arrival of Scott Parker from West Ham has also been key to Tottenham's climb up the table. Redknapp had to work hard to persuade chairman Daniel Levy to sign 31-year-old Parker this summer, but the midfielder has repaid his £5million transfer fee with a series of outstanding displays. Much has been made of the relationship between Redknapp and Levy, with the two reported to have been at odds on a number of occasions since Redknapp took charge three years ago. But Redknapp insists he has a good relationship with his chairman, although he did joke that their partnership is an odd one. "Anyone who's working with Daniel would make an odd couple. He's a clever businessman with a fantastic business brain and we (managers) are football people really," Redknapp said. "I've no problem with Daniel. I get on very well with him. "He's a good negotiator. It's a very well-run club. He has to take a lot of credit." Spurs will come up against one of the main transfer targets they missed out on tomorrow - Gary Cahill. Tottenham's move for Cahill fell through after the London club could not offload Sebastien Bassong to QPR, but Redknapp admits he is likely to bid for the England man again. "We were dead keen on him in the last window, but couldn't quite get there," Redknapp said. "He's out of contract in the summer and I'm sure plenty of people will want him again. "You can go out and buy superstars but you need the good lads that come in every day and get on with it, like Scott Parker. They are worth their weight in gold. "It's not all about having players with massive egos - if they want to do it, they want to do it. Gary Cahill is that type of good lad."
