Tottenham new boy Rafael van der Vaart has declared he is ready to show the quality to rubbish reports he is a Real Madrid failure.

Spurs pulled off the shock signing of the Netherlands international at the end of the summer transfer window. After falling behind Kaka, Sergio Canales and Mesut Oezil in the Madrid pecking order, some quarters have viewed the switch as a sign of defeat. (English Premier League, Real Madrid, Spanish Primera Division, Tottenham Hotspur, Transfers, Van der Vaart)