Harry Redknapp has been discussing Tottenham’s current predicament and who can save them.
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Harry Redknapp has been speaking about the dire Tottenham situation and who may be able to fix it in the short-term. Spurs are on the verge of exiting the Champions League, and more importantly, the Premier League.
The North London club are just one point above the drop zone and in the worst form of any of the relegation-threatened clubs. Interim boss Igor Tudor has lost every game, and it doesn’t look as though he is capable of lifting spirits around the club,
There are questions now over whether Tudor will be sacked, and it certainly isn’t out of the question after the shellacking Tottenham received in Madrid. The question then would become who Tottenham turn to, given the short amount of time any incoming manager is likely to have to stave off relegation.
According to club hero Redknapp, two familiar faces should be considered. It’s such a short-term job for someone,” he told TalkSport. “Someone just needs to go in there and give the place a lift.
“It ain’t going to be what you do on the training ground when you are playing Saturday and mid-week. You ain’t going to be out there putting on some super coaching, it’s going to be about the atmosphere about the place.
“Tim (Sherwood) would be a shout now. I think someone like Tim, Glenn Hoddle, even. I’d do it for sure. But I don’t see myself getting it, to be truthful. I would doubt very much that I would be...”
Asked about the current relegation picture, Redknapp added: “Them two (West Ham and Forest) are in better form. West Ham are playing very well. They have hit a bit of form, and Summerville is in good form, Bowen hasn’t scored lately but is a very good player.
“Notts Forest are quite capable at putting a run together and they are dangerous. Leeds are on the verge of it but they have done well and have had a good season. Tottenham are probably favourites, I think, out of the four, and their situation is pretty desperate.”
As things stand, West Ham are in the relegation zone, goal difference behind Nottingham Forest, while Tottenham are one point ahead of the drop and Leeds are three points ahead.
Crucially, Spurs face Liverpool this weekend, meaning they are in serious danger of dropping into the drop zone this weekend.