Redknapp ignores England's snub
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Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has said he bears no grudges towards the English FA for overlooking him in favor of Roy Hodgson as preferred candidate for the England job.
"No problem," Redknapp told reporters yesterday.
"I wish him (Hodgson) all the best. He's a great guy. I've got a great job here. I don't hold grudges. I'm very fortunate to be working with fantastic players here every day."
West Bromwich Albion manager Hodgson was due to meet FA officials late yesterday before any final decision is made on appointing a successor to departed Italian Fabio Capello.
The FA has said Hodgson, who previously managed Switzerland, Finland and the United Arab Emirates, is the only candidate it has approached despite Redknapp being a popular favorite. "I suppose it's dragged on but I just get on with my job here," he said of the drawn-out deliberations over who will take England to Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine in little more than a month's time.
"We'll really try to get that Champions League spot now... that's always been the focus. I bear no grudge against the FA and will continue to focus on Tottenham," Redknapp added.
"I like Roy, he is a top man and I'm sure he'll be a success. I'm looking forward to the European Championship, I'm looking forward to watching it."
The FA's decision to hold talks with Hodgson has left fans and players shocked, and the West Bromwich Albion coach keenly aware that he would have to win over a sceptical public should he take the role.
Despite winning 13 trophies on his travels through largely unfashionable clubs in Europe, the 64-year-old former Inter Milan and Liverpool boss has already been deemed 'Mr Average' by sections of the English media.
The Sun, England's biggest selling newspaper, asked "why didn't Harry get it?" and claimed eight out of 10 fans in their poll said Hodgson was the wrong choice.
"With the greatest respect, there's not going to be a great wave of excitement about the appointment of Roy," Mark Perryman of the England Supporters Club as saying.
"Surely Roy Hodgson can't be the only name on the 'list'??", former England international and Everton captain Phil Neville tweeted.
"Harry is an excellent man-manager and I believe that Hodgson is second choice, whatever the FA says," former Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson told the BBC.
Meanwhile, on the pitch, Tottenham returned to the top four on Sunday with a one-sided 2-0 win over relegation-threatened Blackburn.
"No problem," Redknapp told reporters yesterday.
"I wish him (Hodgson) all the best. He's a great guy. I've got a great job here. I don't hold grudges. I'm very fortunate to be working with fantastic players here every day."
West Bromwich Albion manager Hodgson was due to meet FA officials late yesterday before any final decision is made on appointing a successor to departed Italian Fabio Capello.
The FA has said Hodgson, who previously managed Switzerland, Finland and the United Arab Emirates, is the only candidate it has approached despite Redknapp being a popular favorite. "I suppose it's dragged on but I just get on with my job here," he said of the drawn-out deliberations over who will take England to Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine in little more than a month's time.
"We'll really try to get that Champions League spot now... that's always been the focus. I bear no grudge against the FA and will continue to focus on Tottenham," Redknapp added.
"I like Roy, he is a top man and I'm sure he'll be a success. I'm looking forward to the European Championship, I'm looking forward to watching it."
The FA's decision to hold talks with Hodgson has left fans and players shocked, and the West Bromwich Albion coach keenly aware that he would have to win over a sceptical public should he take the role.
Despite winning 13 trophies on his travels through largely unfashionable clubs in Europe, the 64-year-old former Inter Milan and Liverpool boss has already been deemed 'Mr Average' by sections of the English media.
The Sun, England's biggest selling newspaper, asked "why didn't Harry get it?" and claimed eight out of 10 fans in their poll said Hodgson was the wrong choice.
"With the greatest respect, there's not going to be a great wave of excitement about the appointment of Roy," Mark Perryman of the England Supporters Club as saying.
"Surely Roy Hodgson can't be the only name on the 'list'??", former England international and Everton captain Phil Neville tweeted.
"Harry is an excellent man-manager and I believe that Hodgson is second choice, whatever the FA says," former Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson told the BBC.
Meanwhile, on the pitch, Tottenham returned to the top four on Sunday with a one-sided 2-0 win over relegation-threatened Blackburn.
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