Redknapp's first job - Bournemouth.
Redknapp's second job - West Ham
Redknapp's playing career was with West Ham and Bournemouth, basically the first two clubs he managed were the clubs he grew up with and knew inside and out. But his playing career wasn't really the stuff of legend.
Capello's first job - AC Milan.
Capello also spent the last years of his career with AC Milan. Having already played for Juventus and Roma. In the meantime picking up 4 Serie A titles and 32 caps for Italy. His mentor was also legendary innovator, and iconic manager Arrigo fucking Sacchi who has forgotten more about football than Harry Redknapp could imagine existed.
So when the decision was announced and someone questioned it all they really needed to be reassured that he
studied on a daily basis under Arrigo fucking Sachi!Also look at Villas-Boas.
Half a season at Academica and he gets the Porto job.
That would never happen in England.
And do you know why that is. I'll give you a hint, it's not because he's doing it in Portugal. It's because by the time he was appointed manager of Porto he had spent
half of his entire life learning the ways of the game at first from legendary manager Sir Bobby Robson and Jose Mourinho.
That's the reason. You know that minor detail that he'd spent years on the coaching staff of the Portugese, English and Italian champions. An integral part, no less and given high, selfless praise from arguably the biggest ego in world football. Give me an English manager with the same credentials and I'll give you an English manager that would be considered for the job at Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool or either of the Manchester clubs. Sadly for England, such a manager does not exist.
(Liverpool with Hodgson aside) the bigger clubs tend to appoint foreign managers.
Could it be. And this is, after all just a theory based on observation and deduction, that it is simple because that for the past 20 years, give or take, every single manager worthy of managing a big club has been foreign? Just a thought.
For example can you really see Man U, Arsenal, Chelsea or Man City ever appointing an English manager?
Ever is a long time. If another Paisley, Robson, Fagan et al comes along in 10 years they'd be stupid not to.
If you gave Big Sam the Man U job I would expect him to win the league.
If you had the power to do so, I'd do everything I could possibly do to make that happen. And I do mean everything. The thought of Fat Sam on the Yernited sidelines , sporting a wireless bluetooth headset. I'd rape, murder and pillage to see that happen.
But he will never get that opportunity.
Tis a shame.
I do agree with that. It's a crying shame, although I doubt our reasons are the same.
Likewise if you give Redknapp the England job I would expect him to get to the semi-finals.
Ahhh yes, the irrefutable reasoning of an England fan's expectations.
Hopefully he gets that opportunity.
And a fitting end. Something we can both, undeniably agree on.
