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It seems the person most annoyed at Roy Hodgson’s appointment as England manager was Daniel Levy – the Spurs chairman now forced into handing over compensation to Harry Redknapp when he could have been on the receiving end if the FA had opted for “The People’s Choice”. Not wholly accurate, a better choice of phrase may be “The Media’s Choice”. Redknapp is a polarising figure, with as many people suspicious of his cheeky cockney persona as loving it. Despite being found not guilty on corruption allegations, there remains a lingering sense that there is something untrustworthy about Redknapp. The main thing seems to be that he is not a stupid man, but attempts to pretend that he is. The wilful ignorance when talking about another team’s player; the tidbits to the media. They create an aura of honesty to those who like him, yet to those who don’t it just seems manipulative. Many of the more honourable (most of whom are notably foreign) managers get pulled apart in the media, but Redknapp is given support far beyond his ability. Despite having won just one trophy in his entire career, he was hyped as a better manager than Fabio Capello, one [...]
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