Harry Redknapp has accused the
Football Association of helplessness, adding that he "no longer trusts in
their ability to manage the English football well."
The Queens Park Rangers coach
candidates to replace a substitute for Fabio Capello in the England job last
year during his training Tottenham Hotspur, but the FA decided to appoint Roy
Hodgson replacement.
Redknapp said in his memoirs
published by the Daily Mail on episodes of "I do not trust in the ability
of the FA to manage the affairs of the ball."
He added, "What is known
(the members of) the Union? What clubs are managed?"
He continued, saying, “It’s not
about giving the position of England coach me or to Roy Hodgson because of the
running of English football do not have any idea and they must at the same time
to choose the coach.”
The coach of the 66-year - old
said that he does not have any grudge towards Hodgson , who led England in
their last two games in the World Cup qualifiers against Montenegro , Poland,
which have not yet guarantee their place in the finals .
Redknapp, however, said that
senior players wanted to assume the position; Light has Brendan Rodgers
Liverpool manager, who was training Swansea City at that time to take over as
assistant coach in the 2012 European Championship.
He added, “Everyone said I am the
choice of the masses and only choice. It seemed that all the big players are
ready to deal with me in the new position. I received several text messages
from players said then that they prefer to take on the responsibility,
including Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand and John Terry, but
the FA resorted to Roy Hodgson to take charge of the England team. "
Redknapp said that Hodgson is
"a man of the FA" as he came out of the system of the Union as it
appeared that the FA has been affected because of the potential large
compensation requested by Daniel Levy, Chairman of Tottenham.
Redknapp was sacked from
Tottenham training at the end of the 2011-2012 season, some fans believe he
went for the affairs of the team because of speculation about his England
coach.
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