Let's assume Redknapp does get offered and takes the England job at the end of the season (can't see him leaving before then). Who would you want to replace him? Mourinho please log in to view this image Benitez please log in to view this image Hiddink please log in to view this image Klinsmann please log in to view this image Moyes please log in to view this image Those five would all bring something different to the job and could be interested given our recent few seasons. Or maybe someone else like an up and coming manager. Thoughts?
Not Benitez and not Mourinho and not Moyes so that leaves Hiddink and he is Roman's mate, so unlikely. Hoddle could work with this Spurs team if he can ditch his tea leaves and tarot cards.
For sheer style of play, I think Brendan Rodgers is a perfect replacement (though I doubt he has the man management skills of 'Arry), signing a new 3 & 1/2 year deal though mean it'd be very doubtful of him joining us. Mourinho would no doubt be great, players seem to love him and his reputation alone would mean the players would want to play extremely well as they know he'd be able entice some of the very best around to join. Though there is one tiny, little, incy problem in trying to get him (providing he actually wants to leave Madrid!)... He's on £200k a week (I think). Benitez - NO! Boring football, reps tarnished after his ending at 'Pool and failure at Inter. Hiddink would certainly be welcome. Has a good rep through out the game and I think he'd allow us to continue playing our attractive football. Chelsea players were gutted he never stayed longer so definitely gives the impression players like working under him. Klinsmann - Legend an all that but former players generally tend to flop at management. Maybe as a coach/ assistant manager (assuming Bond leaves with 'Arry?) but not the main man. Moyes - Huge respect within the Prem, works wonders year in year out with Everton, may thrive at a club like ours.
Missed out Klinsmann of the one's pictured I would go for him. Has all the right qualities and the Spurs background. Ya! das ish gut!
He's definitely done well at Swansea but I live in Reading and for some unknown reason Rodgers flopped there badly when he went back as manager, also I hear a few people say that Roberto Martinez started and is responsible for the Swansea revolution. Also Rodgers is enjoying good form but this could all end quickly, just look at Owen Coyle.
Would you associate Moyes with flair, excitement, and fast flowing football? Is it because he has not been sacked by an unambitious, sometimes dour Everton? I just can't get worked up about mediocrity. How did he do in CL? How did he use that success to build the team? Why Moyes?
Moyes has done a great job at Everton on a shoestring. I think he's the sort of manager that gets 'blood from a stone'. With a few more resources at his disposal I think he would do really well at Spurs. I think the culture of Redknapp is more closely linked with Moyes than it is Mourinho or Hiddink, so the transition would be a bit more seamless.
True point King, I've heard the same RE Martinez starting the Swansea revolution. Martinez could be an outside candidate perhaps? Plays football the right way. Will be interesting to see how Rodgers will get on next season (providing he's still at Swansea and they stay up - which looks likely) as no doubt teams will be sniffing around the likes of Vorm, Sinclair, Dyer, Williams and co. Lose one or two and it'll put his skills to the test of either finding a replacement or coping without.
My view is that we need someone that will keep Modric, Bale and VDV. I cannot see any of them welcoming Moyes or Rodgers. Hiddink is the one we should be pushing the boat out for, would inspire those players to give us another couple of years.
To be fair, he gets more out of Pienaar than Redknapp. Not sure how much flair you can get out of substandard players, so wouldn't hold that against him. Against Chelsea, they looked a good team?
Never knew why we signed him in the first place. I could have understood if it were down to Niko leaving (who I rate far better than Pienaar anyway) but seeing as Niko was still here, felt the signing was just a waste of money to be honest. Good player at Everton, though that may be down to the fact he has no real competition for a place and therefore was able to take more responsibility and a commanding role. Here, he has/ had Rafa, Luka, Bale, Lennon and Niko too, all who play in a position he plays in and all are better and that perhaps dented his confidence which ultimately led to substandard, no wait, sh*t performances for us.
Don't think we can afford the first 3 so Moyes for me. I know 'Arry had won the FA Cup with Portsmouth but his CV wasn't hugely successful either when we got him and I think Moyes would thrive with better players at his disposal. He's also excellent at bringing young players into the team which would make his appointment well timed given how some of our youngsters are maturing to valuable players at their loan clubs. That said, I think 'Arry will stay if Levy offers him a good new contract.
Please, not Moyes! All he's ever done is run budget teams; he'd be completely out of depth with us. And why does Rodgers' name keep getting mentioned? What on earth has he done to justify taking on such a massive job? We need a proven leader, not offer ourselves out as some experiment to up-coming managers. Benitez? Is someone having a laugh? I hated LFC under him, and I don't want him to turn me against Spurs! Klinsmann - sorry, but did we learn nothing from our experiments with Ardiles and Hoddle? Legends do not generally make good managers. I think they must lose something of their objectivity. Mourhino or Hidink - each is proven at the very top level and I'd take either, although I'd prefer the former, but do appreciate the difficulties we'd have getting him. I wouldn't take anyone currently managing in the EPL. We need someone who is proven and who going to convince our top players that they have what it takes to navigate the CL and challenge for the title. Anyone other than a proven winner will be viewed as a step backwards. We got lucky with Redknapp, as he's turned out to be exactly what we needed, but we must not bank on lightening striking twice as we now have far too much at stake.
