Buckle up Lads, Here we go again... http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11675/7638991/Redknapp-in-Modric-admission Harry Redknapp admits Luka Modric could be distracted by talk of a move to Manchester City after Roberto Mancini declared his admiration for the Tottenham playmaker. Redknapp had to omit Modric from his starting line-up at the start of the season after he was unsettled by a number of big-money bids from Chelsea. The Croatian has already conceded he does not know if he will be at Spurs next year. City boss Mancini has spoken in glowing terms about the midfielder and Redknapp believes Modric, who is reported to earn around £50,000 a week at Tottenham, is likely to be interested in hearing about the Italian's comments. "I would think if someone is going to offer him £200,000 a week it could probably turn his head a little, yes!" Redknapp said when asked about the City boss' comments. Whether Redknapp remains at Tottenham or moves to take over the England job could end up being a key factor in whether Modric remains at White Hart Lane or pushes for a move again this summer. The former Dinamo Zagreb man has played a key role in Redknapp's transformation of Tottenham and the 65-year-old concedes the club needs players like Modric if they are going to continue to progress. "Only Luka knows what he wants to do with his life," Redknapp added. "We want to keep him here. We need to keep him. We love him. He is a fantastic player." what is harry thinking? There's been no comment from him about his situation (England), which has left players unsettled (no matter how much he tries to deny it) and our form has slipped since. Now he's stirring up the "chelsea saga" of last summer, again! At least last summer when this was going on, we knew we'd failed to qualify for the CL and had accepted EL football. This year, it's coupled with the England scenario and 8 games still to play to qualify for the CL. why on earth make comments like this at such a vital time? Do you think that deep down it his decision is made up about the England Job? Therefore comments like this will happen as his head isn't with Spurs any more and he's not thinking about what he's saying? for me, this isn't the sort of comment you make with 8 games to go at a vital part of the season, when your manager of a club and you've refused to make a decision about your own future. IMO this is very disrespectful and is now starting to show without any personal comment from harry, that we will have a new manager next season, for sure.
Redknapp's problem in this situation is that he can't lambast Mancini for talking about a contracted player, as he does it himself. He also loves his relationship with the media, so he's not likely to risk alienating them by sniping back and telling them to shut it. Allowing our most influential player to become the focus of this kind of crap in ludicrous. He should've just knocked it all on the head and said that everyone was focused on the run in and that the window was shut. I'm sure people are well aware that I'm not a fan of Redknapp's dealings with the media. This is just another example of why.
Harry is a bit of a simpleton quite plainly. Yes he can inspire players, giving them a pat on the back and leaving all mourinho esque micro management ideas at home. But when it comes to tactics, set plays and talking smart to the media.... he's a first rate numpty, and it means that despite everything he's done, i'm completely ambivolent as to whether he stays or goes. i just hope we can fall over the hurdle of CL qualification and sneak past chelski and merseyside in the Fa cup before he goes.
My concern is that not only could we lose Redknapp and modric, but with 8 games left, we still haven't cemented anything for next season. It could all go horribly wrong. then we'll see a domino effect. Redknapp leaves, Modric leaves for more money, Bale leaves because redknapp and modric leave, Adebayor doesn't want a permanent deal (if he gets offered one), the appointed manager is not seen as an ambitious choice by players and fans... and we're in a rebuilding process. again.
And it's why the media will have all the ammunition they need when it becomes Harry's time to be nailed up. Sometimes he is a prat of the first order.
We need man united to win the league. Then Modric can't use the "winning trophies" excuse in order to get a move to city. if we get 3rd or 4th, and they don't win it, our season will actually not have been much different to city's! o... and the fact that we could win the FA cup!
Yeah, but we all know John Terry's a stupid scumbag. It's Capello's refusal to accept this fact that's put us in this situation. He's probably not missed out on much financially either and he gets the summer off too, so his crap decision suits him down to the ground.
Exactly, it was a throw away comment from Mancini that wasn't getting much attention but now 'Arry's helped it blow up into a far bigger thing. The transfer window's closed, he can't move until the summer earliest and this is why it's totally different to the situation with Chelsea last year. There will be no distractions. That's all he had to say.
The only rational explanation I can think of for Harry opening his gob like this, is to try and put pressure on Levy to come up with a better deal to try and keep Modric. Otherwise, I agree, it's pretty ****ing stupid. His comments will only encourage Mankini to try and take Modric.
Why would Modric want to go to City? Don't they already have enough central midfielders? How do they intend to keep them all happy? If Moddy does go to £ity, he'll end up playing only half as many games with them as he does with us. That's what Harry should have been saying. Why make it all about money, especially when the £ity players have been trying to convince us that it isn't about the money? This is just one of the reasons why I won't be sorry to see the back of Harry. Whether or not he gets the England job, I want us to get a new manager in. Someone who has the interests of Spurs at the foremost of his mind, not the contents of his bank account, or an unrealistic vision of personal glory. And you know what? I really couldn't care less if Modric went, if to keep him means that we have to put up with all the same crap twice a year. Let him go, let's secure a couple of good loans out of £ity, plus £60 million, and we will be stronger, not weaker.
Was going to write a monologue about what Harry spouted out of his gob - but the rest of you have beaten me to it. Makes me so peed off that he opens his mouth before engaging his brain. Just when we seem to have riden the storm he creates another one.
Well, Harry has now put Levy in the invidious position of having to come out to say that the club won't be selling Modric, at any price - again! Didn't Harry have to make a whole of back-tracking during Chavski-gate, last Summer, after he appeared to contradict what Levy had said? I cannot imagine that Levy is best pleased with what he'll be reading over the breakfast table, this morning.
Oh, I am under no illusion that the manager is as greedy as his players. The point I was making is that whilst a club has a squad of 20 to 30 players, it has only the one manager. Therefore, why not spend whatever its costs to get the best manager, on the basis that we'd be more likely to keep our best players? It would be cheaper, in the long run. Everyone is telling us that we wouldn't be able to afford Mourhino. Well, can we afford not to get him?
I agree. I would love to have Mourinho - he's a winner. I don't think that it's necessarily all about money with Mourinho. His rep means everything to him, so he would have to be sold a vision of what he could achieve with us. Obviously, Levy would have to considerably loosen the purse strings, as part of that vision, to even have a chance of getting him.
Why does Harry have to continuously open his gob, everybody already knows in all likelihood Modric will be well sought after again... but we dont need our manager publicly encouraging it and reminding us.
