Hoddle for Tottenham Manager

[punkisback]

Rohan Ricketts said that, I think he has matured mentally with his time away from the game, I wouldn't mind him back as a assistant

If you put hoddle in central midfield and had Parker and Essien next to him, no doubt he could still do a job. The man had talent in abundance, but was less patient with inferior player when they couldn't do what he could do.

 

[millsie]

I thought I would have a chat with God and I have it on the highest authority that Hoddle is not coming back!

Loved him to bits as a player, just wish he would have engaged his brain a bit more when dealing with the media, Ialso thought he was bloody mad to release the autobiography.

Reminds me of somebody. Can't think who though

 

[mike_l]

he was sacked by levy because he was shit

He tarnished his reputation last time he was here and Hoddle should be remembered for being the fantastic player he was for us.

Incidentally though, if his 5-3-2 formation was ever going to work, it would be with our current crop of players.

Always admired him as an exceedingly good player but always thought he was a poor club and country manager

a playing legend but a diobocial manager. dont rate his judgement of players and always struck me as very very arrogant. i wud say awful to play for and man management wudn't be the best but only my opinion!!

better off getting back gross!!!

I can't believe quite how badly some are reflecting on his Managerial career, I don't know how well he did at Chelsea as it was just before my time, but as England manager he did a respectable job, then did well at Southampton (to such an extent that as I remember it Spurs fans were crying out for him to be taken on) and with us he got a poor squad playing some very nice football whilst not being given a great deal of backing by the board.

After that he took over at Wolves and did OK I believe, main problem being too many draws but he didn't lose many.

OK he never pulled up any trees but being written off as diabolical is ridiculously harsh IMO.

 

[SpurSince57]

I can't believe quite how badly some are reflecting on his Managerial career, I don't know how well he did at Chelsea as it was just before my time, but as England manager he did a respectable job, then did well at Southampton (to such an extent that as I remember it Spurs fans were crying out for him to be taken on) and with us he got a poor squad playing some very nice football whilst not being given a great deal of backing by the board.

After that he took over at Wolves and did OK I believe, main problem being too many draws but he didn't lose many.

OK he never pulled up any trees but being written off as diabolical is ridiculously harsh IMO.

He did well in the cups at Chelsea, but they were very so-so in the league. What he did was attract a lot of foreign talent, including Gullitt, who took over when Glenn got the England berth. Did a decent job for England, kept Southampton up.

So, you're right, 'diabolical' is a ridiculous exaggeration. I wouldn't want him back as manager, though.

 

[Rout-Ledge]

Towards the end of his time here, we were truly diabolical. Only time I've left early from White Hart Lane was 3-0 down to Fulham and some of the worst football I've seen us play

 

[Legacy]

He was sacked by England 'cos he's a loony...ho hum, wouldn't the the first time we hate a shi'ite loony in charge :wink:

I don't remember England having a crazy muslim as a manager.

 

[StartingPrice]

I don't remember England having a crazy muslim as a manager.

1) The we wasn't referring to England, but Spurs...not all Spurs fans support England.

2) Shi'ite doesn't refer to Muslims, in this instance, it is a reference to a Pogues song.

So, no, England have never had a crazy Muslim manager...Spurs, on the other handf, have had managers who were both shit and loony :wink:

 

[PT]

Would his return be a draw for major talent coming to the Lane these days? He's been out of the mainstream game for a number of years now and I can't see Levy taking another gamble on a former playing icon as he doesn't have the latest credentials.

 

[Maske2g]

Whilst I don't really fancy him back as manager.......his record isn't that bad.

Only Capello has a win percentage record for England post war.....

In defence of his reign at Spurs. He barely signed a player.

We had Armstrong, Ferdinand, Iversen. The most injury prone strike force in history, along with Anderton....

Gerorge graham signed Rebrov and he was loonytune.

****bell left us.

He signed Sheringham, who had been excellent for Man U and was absolutely atrocious for us in his second spell.

Ginola was coming to the end of his time.

And he got us to a final and a semi final of the two cups.

In the last 20 years.....we've had A LOT worse.

 

[saintlyspur]

the greatest player I have ever seen but manager again,maybe not.

 

[mike_l]

Whilst I don't really fancy him back as manager.......his record isn't that bad.

Only Capello has a win percentage record for England post war.....

In defence of his reign at Spurs. He barely signed a player.

We had Armstrong, Ferdinand, Iversen. The most injury prone strike force in history, along with Anderton....

Gerorge graham signed Rebrov and he was loonytune.

****bell left us.

He signed Sheringham, who had been excellent for Man U and was absolutely atrocious for us in his second spell.

Ginola was coming to the end of his time.

And he got us to a final and a semi final of the two cups.

In the last 20 years.....we've had A LOT worse.

Worse still he was playing for a different team having been flogged to Villa by Graham.

 

[cusop]

Reminds me of somebody. Can't think who though

OOOhhh who could you mean

I get an itchy twitchy feeling as soon as I read this.

Difference is that Glen told the world that Disabled people carried sin from the past. Not the best stroke of media control.

I often think that (My god I will regret this) If we could look beyond the fact that George Graham was awful (fill in the blanks) he would have achieved far more with Tottenham if given access to the cash in recent times. Glen was not a big thinker at the time he took over and Levy was not really showing his hand either. Other than he wanted to get to the CL, which we have.

I know there is is plan if HR puffinstuff goes on to the holy grail of the england job. I just dont know which plan it is (internal or external)

 

[jamesc0le]

i'd love to have hoddle back as manager immediately, just to see the look on sherwood's face! IN YO FACE TIM, IN YO FACE! (cough)

 

[kishman]

He did well as England manager and I think he should be brought back as England manager.

 

[BigRed]

Hoddle was actually a pretty good tactician and his England team was very entertaining to watch. They might have gone further if it weren't for young David Beckham's stupidity in the game against Argentina.

Also, his religious views were overblown and (possibly deliberately) misinterpreted by the media.

Trouble is, as a club manager, he fell out with his players. You have you be smarter than that but there's no way he can be trusted not to do it again. He's now been out of management too long so I'd question his commitment to any managerial role.

 

[cusop]

Um he has not got a job since fired WHY?

 

[TrueYid]

Um he has not got a job since fired WHY?

Because he started the Glenn Hoddle acadamy which from reports has had good success.
Have a look at http://glennhoddleacademy.com/

 

[jamesc0le]

Hoddle was actually a pretty good tactician and his England team was very entertaining to watch.

this is backed up by comments from former england players (cant remember which, probably def scholes amongst others) they rated him and his approach to the game

 

[mano-obe]

He was excellent for Chelsea and got them playing entertaining football. From then on they went from Gullit, Vialli, Ranieri etc. He started the ball rolling.

He done a fine job for Swindon and Southampton too.

For England he was brilliant. The media and pundits were pretty much against him from the get go begging for experience. He wasn't afraid to mix the young with the experience. He slung Beckham, Neville, Scholes, Owen into the team when people thought it would be mad. The only thing that was mad that he was sacked for non-footballing reasons.

Unfortunately he joined Spurs with a mediocre squad. The difference with Spurs and the rest of the teams managed that he didn't have that connection. That was his downfall really, as he still wanted to be the fans number one.

He dropped Rebrov completely, refused to play Ferdinand and Sheringham when fit on occasions and just slung Doherty upfront as a lone striker on occasion. It was as if no one could be a star at the club, I don't know if anyone thought the same

 

[KentuckyYid]

I don't think Levy would give it any serious consideration, and right now that's the right decision.