Harry Redknapp is not your run-of-the-mill football coach. The 64-year-old is as short a favourite as Black Caviar to become England’s manager, following the shock resignation of Fabio Capello.
But will Redknapp take the job?
Just maybe, but not until his commitments to Tottenham are completed this season, with Spurs in third place in the EPL standings and still in with an outside chance of winning the title.
“It’s impossible to serve two masters, and all my energy right now is devoted to Spurs,” explained Redknapp.
Loyalty throughout his 30-year coaching career is one of the major reasons why Redknapp isn’t run-of-the-mill.
Add flair, motivation, simple positive tactics, and always on the look-out for young talent, and you have a capsule of what makes Harry Redknapp tick.
According to the mass media in England, and a unanimous vote around the men that count in English football like Sir Alex Ferguson, Redknapp is the perfect choice.
The ultimate tick – he’s English.
So the call is out – “The nation needs you ‘Arry”.
He’s said he’d consider the offer, but what if he decides to stay put at White Hart Lane?
Arguably the best bet outside of Redknapp would be Jose Mourinho, born to win. He’s already won premierships in Portugal, England, Italy, and Spain. There appears to be no limit to his ability, or capability.
But he’s not English, which is the current barometer, and he’s a genuine loose cannon the Football Association couldn’t cope with on a regular basis.
Dutchman Guus Hiddink owns a mighty impressive international CV having coached Holland, South Korea, the Socceroos, Russia, and Turkey. But he too can be difficult.
Northern Irishman Martin O’Neill would figure in any discussions. The former Celtic coach, always very popular with his players, is currently with Sunderland.
Roy Hodgson is English, and has coached Switzerland, UAE, and Finland, but he’s currently at West Brom lying 15th on the EPL ladder, and not frightening anybody.
But Alan Pardew is going great guns with Newcastle, currently fifth on the ladder, and only a point behind Chelsea. But he’s regarded as a lightweight in international discussions.
And that leaves Stuart Pearce, the current England under 21 coach who will step up to the plate to stop-gap coach England’s top side in the friendly against Holland this month. But Pearce is another Mourinho as a well-known loose cannon.
Interestingly, England’s next commitment after Holland won’t be until two weeks after the EPL finishes.
‘Arry might be ready to commit to the top job then.
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