
Harry Redknapp – Redknapp has somehow avoided the criticism that other managers in England receive. He deserves a lot of credit for helping Spurs qualify for this year’s Champions League and for some of his team’s performances in that competition. However, a case could be made that Spurs should be comfortably in the top four instead of now looking over their shoulder at Liverpool and possibly failing to qualify for next year’s Europa Cup. Spurs dropped 11 points against West Brom, Wigan, West Ham, Wolves and Blackpool in five of its last seven games. The team was second best in four of them. Fortunate results against Arsenal and Stoke have kept Spurs in touch with Man City for the final Champions League spot. With better team selection, better squad rotation, better tactical preparation and the signing of a forward in the January transfer window Spurs would already be out of sight. The reason they are not has nothing to do with the spending power of City, Chelsea or Liverpool and all to do with Redknapp. He is quick to accept the praise when his team does well, but needs to accept more responsibility when results have not gone his team’s way.



