Studs Up

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But what a highly entertaining, and highly amusing Carling Cup round. Despite their attempts to play the competition down, Rafa and Big Phil aren’t going to be sleeping well tonight. And as for Spurs ‘only’ beating a Liverpool second XI? Well Tottenham made seven first team changes of their own. Seeing all the mainstream media outlets falling over each other trying to tell us how the Big Four losing is no big deal simply made me chuckle.

Apparently Harry’s start at Spurs is also their best by a manager in 110 years. Ramos was their worst in 96 years, so that means Harry is…um… well he’s doing well, ok?

It makes you wonder why Harry hasn’t gotten a bigger job elsewhere, he’s a motivator and players have always given their all for him. What else do you need from a manager in the modern game? Sir Alex is the same, he employed Carlos Queiroz, Walter Smith and even Steve McClaren just to consult on tactics and coaching. Arsene Wenger is criticised for his lack of tactical flexibilty.

As the modern game progresses, as players are better trained and more aware of how to play the sport properly from a young age, the need for a coach to ‘teach’ his players anything begins to diminish. It’s all about motivating and encouraging them to perform to the maximum of their abilities.

Harry also has a proven eye for spotting and developing talent. Time and time again he has unearthed gems from the golden generation over at West Ham to the foreign legion he put together in his latest stint at Portsmouth. Once a period of fear and trepidation, the transfer window should no longer send Spurs fans running for the latest edition of ‘Noose Tying For Dummies’.

So while some people may see Harry as a short term, anti-relegation fix at Tottenham, I really don’t see why he couldn’t go on to be a legend there.