Glenn Hoddle
Glenn Hoddle
Glenn Hoddleis an English former footballer and manager who played as a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, AS Monaco, Chelsea and Swindon Town and at international level for England. He was most recently first team coach at Queens Park Rangers having been appointed, on a part-time basis, to assist Harry Redknapp in the summer of 2014. However, following Redknapp's resignation in February 2015, Hoddle also left the club...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth27 October 1957
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As England manager I always felt we needed an extra man in midfield to retain the ball, but that was more as an attacking ploy to help create opportunities. It came from my experience playing international football in a 4-4-2 and spending half my time chasing the ball.
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I started the 1998 World Cup with Teddy Sheringham up front but always planned for Michael Owen to face Colombia in our final group game because they defended square and a quick striker would be able to exploit the space behind them.
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Unfortunately the injury he suffered is a bit more serious than we first thought,
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We won't start the postmortem on the season while there's still games to be played. We did enough to win on Saturday, but it didn't happen for us.
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The young lad Convey has good acceleration, good pace, and looks as though he's got a real will to improve. He made some excellent runs into the penalty area and has good energy levels. He's somebody that caught my eye.
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That performance came from out of the blue. We've got to pick ourselves up and show a lot of character, and that's a big challenge.
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There were no promises. Without Premiership football they couldn't really talk about the longer term,
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This is a game which can be won or lost in the tunnel. Because to win a football match you have to have a belief in yourself it can be done.
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Jody has played in a practice match and has improved,
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I watched him off the ball quite a lot and some of the positions he was picking up,
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I will be prepared to wait until the last minute to see if Michael will be fit,
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He's had to go back to Spain now so it's not great preparation for the weekend, as he's only due back to train with us on Saturday.
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Other than Sheffield United (whose bid Miller effectively rejected), we've not had a phone call from any club about Kenny.
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Paul's just doing some running, but he hasn't kicked any balls yet, so he's still a few weeks off,