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He finished fourth, pipped by Arsenal for third in the final game. That year RVP won the golden boot for Arsenal; Redknapp wanted a new striker, having lost Berbatov, and didn't get one. Everyone thought he was going to get the England job; all he did was refuse to rule himself out. Our form slumped, perhaps co-incidentally. Either way, we still finished fourth.Redknapp just does not like Levy (who uses a DF) because he sacked him.
Best league finish I agree, then thought he was "Mr England" and rest is history. Harry is "just" a gun for hire and spoilt it for 'everybody' because he let his ego rule. A sad turn of events.
Levy ultimately sacked Redknapp by saying 'Harry arrived at the club at a time when his experience and approach was exactly what was needed.' The subtext is that his 'approach' - i.e. full control - wasn't needed any more. We haven't finished fourth since.
Which is worse: refusing to rule yourself out of a job you have spent thirty years dreaming of doing, or willfully sacking your best manager in thirty years on a point of principle?