Really who knows. It is most likely Harry Redknapp will take up the England post and as it is unlikely that he will be allowed to keep his Spurs role, Daniel levy will have to search for a new manager.
Generally when a manager leaves he takes his backroom staff with him, so I question whether this will mean a restructure. Will we return to the continental system of Sports Direct and first team coach?
I think the way the coaching/management structure works will depend on who is appointed. There have been many names linked with Spurs over the last year or so: Moyes, Ancelotti, Mourinho, Klinsmann. To me there is no one outstanding candidate.
Whoever runs the team will need to demonstrate a number of qualities. Harry Redknapp as good as he has been for Spurs, alo has his faults. He is the sort of manager who will play his favourites and isolate those he has no trust in. Players such as Pavyluchenko, Bentley, Giovanni and Bassong have all experienced this. Gareth Bale only got his chance because of injury to Bennoit Assou-Ekotto.
It is important that whoever comes in uses the whole squad provided they are capable, if not then perhaps they shouldn't be in the squad at all.
The one thing that Harry Redknapp proved that his predecessors failed to grasp, is that good man management, particularly of key players, can be worth more points that any big name signing can win you.
The very often used phrase of "when i came here we only had two points from 8 games" irritated me to know end but what it did show was the importance of good man management.
The one thing I admired about Jose Mourinho is his time at Chelsea was his ability to galvanise his players, when the football world was out to get them for one reason or another, they showed a back against the wall mentality to play there way to success. I am not sure this a quality Manchester City are currently capable of.
But just being able to get your team to play is not enough, the side has to be organised from back to front. Roy Hodgson has shown through most of his coacing assignments to be extremely good at organising his teams. In particular in recent years at Fulham and now West Brom he has turned these sides into being very difficult to break down. His time at Liverpool was unfortunate and had he been given the support that was afforded Kenny Dalglish then perhaps he would have been successful.
Now being Tottenham player motivation and great tactics and not all that is required. There is of course playing the Tottenham way. We like to see attacking football, great passing, deft touches and of course the end product. My criticism of Spurs at them moment is that we don't score enough goals, we don't kill teams off, we always give the other side a sniff.
Arsene Wenger gets Arsenal playing probably the best attacking passing and movement brand of football, they are capable of destroying teams on their day. In recent years i have also admired managers such as Owen Coyle and Roberto Martinez whose sides also play an attractive brand of football. Of course are these managers capable of attracting quality signing to our beloved club.
There have been other names in the mix such as David Moyes, while I admire his achievements at Everton, I don't think he can bring a flowing brand of football to White Hart Lane. Then there is Mark Hughes. I still have reservations about his ability to run a football club, particularly after his difficulties with Manchester City.
The one name that appeals to me at the moment is Gus Hiddink. he has shown teams the right way to play, he demands respect from his players and will always play a good brand of football. So there you go, I think opinion would be very divided on this one and Daniel Levy will have some very tough choices to make.
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