It has just been a week that Harry Redknapp has taken over from Junade Ramos as Manager of Totenham Hotspurs and he has already done something that Ramos couldn't do; to win a Premier League match. Not once but twice. Since he has taken over Spurs have scored 7 points of 3 matches as compared to 2 points of previous 8 matches in the Premier League.
Keeping aside the controversies he has been drawn into, I have always been an admirer of Redknapp's coaching style. He has not only helped clubs to come out of relegation threats but also has helped them to win trophies, including Portsmouth's FA Cup win last season. Although Totenham is bigger club than Portsmouth, moving from a descent Portsmouth side to a Totenham side rooted at the bottom was a big risk. But Redknapp was ready to take it and looks like the move has proved very wise so far.
Before he took over last week, Totenham had won only 1 match (that too in UEFA Cup first round against some small club in Europe). But since then they have registered a comfortable 2-0 win over Bolton last week. Then came back from trailing 4-2 against arch rivals Arsenal to draw the match 4-4. But yesterday they did something that even Man Utd or Chelsea couldn't do. They beat Liverpool 2-1 who had undefeated season till date. This has been a big boost to Totenham with most of the fowards and midfielders scoring and assisting but most importantly playing together as a team.
It looks like they will be out of the relegation zone by the end of the month. Although a top 7 finish and to aim at Europian Cup will be too much to ask for, Totenham can definitely hope for a top half finish.
Keeping aside the controversies he has been drawn into, I have always been an admirer of Redknapp's coaching style. He has not only helped clubs to come out of relegation threats but also has helped them to win trophies, including Portsmouth's FA Cup win last season. Although Totenham is bigger club than Portsmouth, moving from a descent Portsmouth side to a Totenham side rooted at the bottom was a big risk. But Redknapp was ready to take it and looks like the move has proved very wise so far.
Before he took over last week, Totenham had won only 1 match (that too in UEFA Cup first round against some small club in Europe). But since then they have registered a comfortable 2-0 win over Bolton last week. Then came back from trailing 4-2 against arch rivals Arsenal to draw the match 4-4. But yesterday they did something that even Man Utd or Chelsea couldn't do. They beat Liverpool 2-1 who had undefeated season till date. This has been a big boost to Totenham with most of the fowards and midfielders scoring and assisting but most importantly playing together as a team.
It looks like they will be out of the relegation zone by the end of the month. Although a top 7 finish and to aim at Europian Cup will be too much to ask for, Totenham can definitely hope for a top half finish.
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