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I’m pretty sure it was Pleat who played him in midfield the season he was caretaker boss as Hoddle had somehow left us with only Toda as a defensive midfielder lol (spurs in neglecting defensive midfield horror!).
Hoddle’s wet dream was playing King, Richards and Gardner in a back three.
It was so good the next season when we actually bought some midfielders are we’re actually able to put a king back where he belonged!
It was Graham that played King in midfield. Pleat tried him there too.
It wasn't Hoddle who left us with no defensive midfielders. It was a combination of Pleat and Levy. Hoddle wanted to sign Scott Parker and/or Sean Davis, but Pleat vetoed both moves. We ended up with Dalmat instead.