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Poor Old Harry Where He got it all wrong at Tottenham

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    Mon at 1:53 AM
    As if that was not enough, the following season (his first full season in charge) he guided Spurs to fourth position taking them into the Champions League for the first time. The first time in the history of the club! Wow! Redknapp was Keldon Johnson Jersey on seventh heaven. This was just too good to be true. Spurs played some exhilarating football on their way to the quarter-finals, which saw them knock out Inter Milan and Ac Milan; two big giants, but were eventually knocked out by Real Madrid.For a manager who has previously managed average clubs all his life,(Southampton, Portsmouth, West Ham and Bournemouth) the level of succe s he was about to attain was unbelievable. In his managerial career spanning over 30 years, Harry has never gotten to this height. The attention of the media was now on White Hart Lane. The pre sure started mounting. He had to stay strong. They narrowly lost the game at the Etihad thanks to a late penalty they conceded. Their title hopes may have been lost but they still bounced back a week later with a win over Wigan and 3rd place seemed secured as they maintained a 13 point lead over Arsenal in fourth place. He was getting his tactics right and the club George Gervin Jersey and the fans were enjoying every moment at White Hart LaneAs if that was not enough, the following season (his first full season in charge) he guided Spurs to fourth position taking them into the Champions League for the first time. The first time in the history of the club! Wow! Redknapp was on seventh heaven. This was just too good to be true. Spurs played some exhilarating football on their way to the quarter-finals, which saw them knock out Inter Milan and Ac Milan; two big giants, but were eventually knocked out by Real Madrid.The Great MistakeHe became distracted and it started affecting him and his players. Then it started showing on the pitch. A run of just three wins in 11 Premier League matches was what followed. I remember one of the games they played during this poor run, the north London derby against arch rivals Arsenal. Spurs jumped out to a 2-0 lead during the first half at the Emirates. But they blew it away as the Gunners rallied to score five unanswered goals in that game! Before you knew it Sean Elliott Jersey , Spurs blew the 13 points lead over Arsenal away! They were languishing in 4th place. How sad! For a team that was tipped to win the league just a few weeks before.Harry was doomed! He had lost his long desired England job. If he did not secure at least a champions league spot for spurs next season he was going to lose at both ends. He had to summon courage and hang on.Harry produced incomparably the most inventive football Spurs have played since the mid 1980s, if not the early Sixties. To dismi s such a manager on such opaque grounds takes the kind of visionary boldne s. Redknapp will feel entitled to point at his body of Bryn Forbes Jersey work he has done for the club and ask could anyone have done better. The demanding Levy obviously feels the answer to that is yes so the search will begin for his succe sor.We wish him all the best as he tries to regain his image and forge ahead. He brought breath taking football to the league and should be credited for that.2008: October 26 Redknapp reveals he has agreed to become Tottenham manager, two days after the club approached Portsmouth.May 5 Secures top-four Premier League finish and place in Champions League qualifying round with 1-0 win at Manchester City.2011: May Spurs finish fifth in the Premier League, mi sing out on another season of Champions League football.February 8 Redknapp is acquitted, along with former Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric, on charges of cheating Artis Gilmore Jersey the public revenue.May 13 Having conceded a 10-point advantage over Arsenal, Tottenham finish the season fourth.June 14 Spurs confirm he is to leave the club.