OT: What next for Harry?

[ArcspacE]

You cut your coat according to your cloth. I'd imagine that Harry would be quite happy to splash Roman's cash. If I was a Chelsea fan I'd be much happier with the thought of Harry pitching up than Benitez.

It's gonna be Guardiola - 98% guaranteed

Long term vision - establishing a clear football/development strategy going into the FFP era

Arry's abilities lie elsewhere which is why, I think he should have been at QPR a month ago already.

 

[ArcspacE]

I suppose on the plus side he can help us offload Dawson, Hudd, and Parker for 10m each

 

[milo]

If I was a Chelsea fan and either one of them showed up in the hot-seat, I'd have had it confirmed for me that Abramovich has run that team since Mourinho left!!!!

They are going to be after a manager until the end of the season which narrows their options. Roman has obviously set his sites on bringing in Pep in the summer. It'd be interesting to see if Harry would accept a caretaker role if it was offered.

 

[milo]

It's gonna be Guardiola - 98% guaranteed

Long term vision - establishing a clear football/development strategy going into the FFP era

Arry's abilities lie elsewhere which is why, I think he should have been at QPR a month ago already.

He ain't available now unless Roman can talk him around which he wasn't able to do in the summer.

Personally, I think that Guardiola is a risk there and far from guaranteed to succeed. He inherited and was a product of the set up at Barca not created it. And the Chelsea job has claimed many far more experienced managers than him.

 

[ArcspacE]

Why would he not be available bearing in mind he's basically on a sabatical

His input into the Barca's system was far greater than many give him credit for. Compare their style of play under Rijkaard for example.

 

[milo]

Why would he not be available bearing in mind he's basically on a sabatical

His input into the Barca system was far greater than many give him credit for. Compare their style of play under Riijkaard for example

Because he has said he is taking one year out.

Who knows whether he will be a success somewhere else? He did a great job at Barca but I think that his next job will be far tougher.

 

[africanspurs]

That would be a comical spectacle worthy of being a BBC2 Sitcom. Imagine Roman and Joorabchian trying to force Redknapp to take on Ganso, when instead he wants to reinstate Joey Cole as the creative force in midfield!

never understand comments like this. when harry has options does he behave like this ? no. so why do people keep bringing stuff like that up?

 

[thfcsteff]

They are going to be after a manager until the end of the season which narrows their options. Roman has obviously set his sites on bringing in Pep in the summer. It'd be interesting to see if Harry would accept a caretaker role if it was offered.

No risk for him whatsoever, but i have a personal theory that Harry does not want a massive job like this in the game; he responds much better to a different type of pressure!

 

[ArcspacE]

No risk for him whatsoever, but i have a personal theory that Harry does not want a massive job like this in the game; he responds much better to a different type of pressure!

 

[africanspurs]

Harry presided over one of the biggest most monumental collapses in blowing a 10 point lead over a very medicre Arsenal side, who if you take away RVP goals and assistsn would probably have been 7th last year.

Roman and his advisers would not want that kind of thing to even have a chance of happening at Chelski.

Not going to happen

i think it shows more your lack of understanding and consideration when you have to reduce the mitigating factors down to Harry primarily as the reason for drop and bump down the involvement of arsenals contribution to the collapse, did you fail to notice that this so called mediocre team were the most inform team in the second half of the season? fudging hell, give them credit abit, how does a team be mediocre when they outplay most teams, conceed amongst the fewest goals and score amongst the most as well?. not to mention using what could be considered to be a losers type excuse of "If you take this and that away then this MIGHT have happened"...you hear that all the time. if you werent 7' feet tall you wouldnt be a good centre...if you werent so fast you wouldnt be an olympian. Van persie didnt get injured he played for arsenal he got them points, end of history. why take out his contribution when it actually happened? whats the point of putting in a hypothetical like that when it happened?

finally i love the way that harry is reduced to just 2 and a half months worth of work. fudge everything else he did

 

[ArcspacE]

That would be a comical spectacle worthy of being a BBC2 Sitcom. Imagine Roman and Joorabchian trying to force Redknapp to take on Ganso, when instead he wants to reinstate Joey Cole as the creative force in midfield!

Redknapp: I've never heard of Ganso


January 6, 2012

By ESPNsoccernet staff

Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has scotched rumours linking the club with Santos midfielder Ganso, by saying he hasn't even heard of the player.

Santos president Luis Ribeiro said earlier this week that he would not stand in Ganso's way should he wish to leave the club and the Daily Telegraph report that the Brazilian's agent is in London to begin transfer negotiations.

But Redknapp laughed off the rumour in a press conference on Friday. "Ganso? I have never heard of him. I don't know him, where does he play? What position?" Redknapp said.

"I don't get to Brazil much. We got Sandro from there but other than that, no."

Spurs have been strongly linked with a move for Bolton defender Gary Cahill, as well as Ganso, in recent days, and Redknapp has acknowledged that he and his team of scouts are searching high and low for the sort of player that can improve his options at White Hart Lane.

"The problem we have now when we look for players is that the better you get, the more difficult it is to find someone who will take you even higher," he said. "Believe me, there aren't that many out there - but we won't fall down on that score through a lack of looking."

Spurs have also been linked with the Blackburn duo of Junior Hoilett and Christopher Samba.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/s...y-redknapp:-i've-never-heard-of-ganso?cc=3888

 

[africanspurs]

and here is something else. just cause HR is a british / allegedly dodgy acting guy doesnt mean he cant manage

look at avb , he isnt bad but so far he hasnt shown a single thing thats significantly better than redaknapp

chances are that much like most managers you have to make do with whatever tools you have. is harry has the current chelse lot who knows where he could take them.

 

[milo]

No risk for him whatsoever, but i have a personal theory that Harry does not want a massive job like this in the game; he responds much better to a different type of pressure!

Time will tell. I've had a feeling since he left us that he would end up in one of two jobs in west London and nothing has changed my mind.

 

[ArcspacE]

Time will tell. I've had a feeling since he left us that he would end up in one of two jobs in west London and nothing has changed my mind.

I'm convinved he won't get the Chelsea job or any other G14 appointment for the rest of his life

His speciality lies elsewhere as others pointed out.

Time will tell, agreed.

 

[Kingdawson]

and here is something else. just cause HR is a british / allegedly dodgy acting guy doesnt mean he cant manage

look at avb , he isnt bad but so far he hasnt shown a single thing thats significantly better than redaknapp

chances are that much like most managers you have to make do with whatever tools you have. is harry has the current chelse lot who knows where he could take them.

Even if Arry does take over Chelski and they win the league all that will be said by certain people is "well they already had a great squad and all they needed was someone to give them a lift. The real test will be next season." I guarantee it.

 

[braineclipse]

Even if Arry does take over Chelski and they win the league all that will be said by certain people is "well they already had a great squad and all they needed was someone to give them a lift. The real test will be next season." I guarantee it.

You mean like people say about a lot of managers that win the league with very good squads?

 

[Kingdawson]

You mean like people say about a lot of managers that win the league with very good squads?

If it was simply about having a good squad then why would the real test be next season? i mean if we're going on that basis there will never be any real test would there.

 

[braineclipse]

If it was simply about having a good squad then why would the real test be next season? i mean if we're going on that basis there will never be any real test would there.

Because despite what some people say a season isn't a massive sample size and although it is a bit of a cliche I think it is harder to defend a title.

I'm just pointing out that even if what you say happens it wouldn't be any different from what people say about other managers. You seemed to imply some anti Redknapp bias.

 

[jts1882]

They are going to be after a manager until the end of the season which narrows their options. Roman has obviously set his sites on bringing in Pep in the summer. It'd be interesting to see if Harry would accept a caretaker role if it was offered.

This is my thinking. If Roman thinks he can get Guardiola in the summer he might offer the temporary job to 'Arry. I think he could do a good job healing some of the rifts in the dressing room short-term. He's an inspirational type manager and that is what Chelsea need. As long as he doesn't make comparisons with his wife, he might get Torres playing with confidence.

From 'Arry's point of view its a good pay day, within his commuting range, and the only chance he will get to win a league championship.


P.S. Didn't Guardiola make some comments about being open to an earlier return in the right circumstances? I think it was fairly soon after the end of the season.

 

[glorygloryeze]

i think it shows more your lack of understanding and consideration when you have to reduce the mitigating factors down to Harry primarily as the reason for drop and bump down the involvement of arsenals contribution to the collapse, did you fail to notice that this so called mediocre team were the most inform team in the second half of the season? fudging hell, give them credit abit, how does a team be mediocre when they outplay most teams, conceed amongst the fewest goals and score amongst the most as well?. not to mention using what could be considered to be a losers type excuse of "If you take this and that away then this MIGHT have happened"...you hear that all the time. if you werent 7' feet tall you wouldnt be a good centre...if you werent so fast you wouldnt be an olympian. Van persie didnt get injured he played for arsenal he got them points, end of history. why take out his contribution when it actually happened? whats the point of putting in a hypothetical like that when it happened?

finally i love the way that harry is reduced to just 2 and a half months worth of work. fudge everything else he did

We can debate Arsenal's contribution another time or perhaps OUR OWN contribution to our dpownfall (you know like 4 wins in 13) another time as well. But tell me, how do you think ABRAMOVICH and Chelski will view it? You know, the people who have just sacked the one manager that won them their CL Holy Grail, who has them playing entertaining football, has them 3rd in the table and 4 points behind?
Do you think they will look into 'all different mitigating factors'?
They don't seem to have done so today....