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Woking 3-3 Eastleigh: Pennant is key on Jermain’s big day

Jermain Defoe had to call upon the nephew of an old team-mate to salvage a draw from his first match in charge of Woking – and compared his super-sub Kian Pennant to Raheem Sterling.

KIAN INSPIRES DEFOE’S DEBUT
By Matthew Nash

Jermain Defoe had to call upon the nephew of an old team-mate to salvage a draw from his first match in charge of Woking – and compared his super-sub Kian Pennant to Raheem Sterling.
The former England striker nearly saw his managerial debut end in a chastening defeat, until wing wizard Kian Pennant intervened.
The winger – a relative of Defoe’s former Portsmouth pal Jermaine Pennant – made one and scored the other as the Cards fought back from 3-1 down to ensure there would be no damp squib for the new boss.
A relieved Defoe said: “I said to him,...

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