'Of course I could do the job' - Redknapp

Former Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp says he would be interested in taking over from Thomas Frank and “could do the job”.

Redknapp, 78, led Spurs from 2008 to 2012, qualifying for the Champions League in 2010 and reaching the League Cup final in 2009.

Further down this Tottenham page, you will find fan comments on who might take over from Frank – temporarily or permanently – and Redknapp’s name was popular.

In the aftermath of Frank’s dismissal on Wednesday, Redknapp told Sky Sports: “Would I fancy it? Of course I would do it, without any shadow of a doubt.

“But I am a realist – I don’t live in (cloud) cuckoo land. It is very doubtful if I would get the job. But could I do the job? Yeah, of course I could do the job.

“What they need now is someone to go in, get down to basics, hard work – when you lose the ball, don’t be embarrassed to run and try to get it back.

“When you lose (the ball), close down, work together, (get a) bit of confidence, make them believe in themselves.

“Somebody goes in and does that, they can get the results they need – but it ain’t going to be easy.”

Elsewhere on Wednesday, the club’s former player and manager Glenn Hoddle shared his sympathy for Frank.

“He’s had some crippling injuries to a lot of talented players he couldn’t call upon – a big reason why we didn’t see him flourish at Spurs,” said Hoddle.

“This is a fact not excuses. For example, if Joe Root was having to bat with half a bat you couldn’t expect much!”

BBC Sport pundit and former Premier League striker Chris Sutton also posted on social media, stating: “Romero stupidly getting sent off when his manager really needed him sums up why it wasn’t meant to be for Thomas Frank at Spurs. I feel really sorry for him. The problems at Spurs run far deeper. Nobody knows what Spurs’ identity is anymore.”

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