Spurs Thread 2012

Re: Harry Redknapp one of the worst managers in PL?

There's probably a lot to be said for making the players feel good about themselves and the game. That was certainly Joe Mercer's outlook but he had Allison to sort out the tactics.

Harry doesn't believe in any sort of football "science" and that's shown up my the fact that early in the season, he's got 3 of 13 midfield players out already, one (Huddlestone) half-fit and three suffering injuries during the game. That says to me that something is fundamentally wrong.

The game has changed but 'Arry hasn't. He's an old-fashioned manager, a wheeler-dealer and a media "personality". He's also an expert in deflecting blame away from himself and his methods. That won't wash any more if you want to sit at the top table.

I hadn't realised that most of the better players in their squad were already there when he took over. Nearly all his signings have been duds, apart from VdV and possibly Sandro. Just goes to prove he'll do a job getting a club out of trouble but can't take them forward on a long-term basis.
 
Re: Harry Redknapp one of the worst managers in PL?

Compare to the best manager in the PL:
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Re: Harry Redknapp one of the worst managers in PL?

@Prestwich_Blue

btw, how do you feel about Mancini at present?
 
Re: Harry Redknapp one of the worst managers in PL?

zeven said:
@Prestwich_Blue

btw, how do you feel about Mancini at present?
How could you have any serious complaint based on what we've seen so far? It's just jaw-droppingly good at the moment. But I have always said that any manager needs at least three seasons so while I've certainly had a number of criticisms of what we've seen before now (up until the semi-final in fact) my expectation was that this season would be the one to finally judge us on.
 
Re: Harry Redknapp one of the worst managers in PL?

We should really have given arry the old alan ball song on sunday, Arry Redknap is a football genius
 
Re: Harry Redknapp one of the worst managers in PL?

To be fair to Redknapp, Spurs were bottom of the league when he took over. He took them to the last 8 of the Champions League, beating the defending champions on the way.

Tactically, Mancini is on a different planet, but a lot can be said about motivating players to allow them to perform at their absolute peak...and Redknapp seems to have done that quite well at Spurs.

The problem is, without that tactical knowledge to fall back on, he will really struggle to take them any further. But then, that could be a moot point anyway, because you could argue that they would need serious financial backing to close the gap between the top 3 and themselves.

So for them, he is probably absolutely fine. He will keep them competitive in and around the top 4-6, and they will probably take points off the those around them. Don't judge them too much on their start. It's the toughest start possible really. They'll still be challenging for 4th spot at the end of the season.
 
Re: Harry Redknapp one of the worst managers in PL?

Said it a while back, Spurs should get rid of Redknapp as soon as possible, he's a short-term fixer, not a long-term manager. If Levy actually has any ambition for Spurs he'd get a proper manager in, it's a no lose situation anyway because Redknapp will be in the England job soon anyway. Or in jail, whats going on with those tax evasion charges anyway?
 
Harry Redknapp one of the worst managers in PL?

pee dubya said:
Said it a while back, Spurs should get rid of Redknapp as soon as possible, he's a short-term fixer, not a long-term manager. If Levy actually has any ambition for Spurs he'd get a proper manager in, it's a no lose situation anyway because Redknapp will be in the England job soon anyway. Or in jail, whats going on with those tax evasion charges anyway?


I agree.... What Levy should do is sell Modric tomorrow about 10-55 save the money for a new manager and sack twitcher live on sky
 

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