Harry Redknapp, manager of Champions League new boys Tottenham has called for the a revamp of the competition, even if it means that Tottenham end up losing out in the long run.
Redknapps complaints appear to centre around the format and the fact that the big teams are seeded in the group stages, thus creating mismatches, which according to The White Hart Lane supremo is exactly what happened with Arsenal and Chelsea.
“Arsenal looked fabulous running six past Portuguese side Braga without reply. Chelsea won 4-1 away at Slovaks MSK Zilina,” said Redknapp.
“What total mismatches. Surely this means clubs like Braga and MSK Zilina do not have the right to share the same pitch as teams like Arsenal and Chelsea?”
Maybe he is right, however Braga did knock out Sevilla and surely Redknapp would not call a Arsenal V Sevilla or Chelsea V Sevilla game a mismatch.
Redknapp also questioned the entertainment value of the current format claiming,
“Six guaranteed ties before December is all very well but is it the entertainment spectacle dreamed of in the early 1990s when the old European Cup was revamped?
“For most teams involved, it is going through motions. The system of seeding makes sure there are few, if any, upsets so the big names more often than not make it through to the last 16 in February when things finally get interesting.”
Redknapp should be careful for what he wishes for though, if the powers that be ever decided to go right back to the original format, Champions only, then what chance would Spurs ever have of being in the competition at all.
dont worry ’bout twitchy – he sometimes halucinates.
The sooner this crook is found guilty of his ‘wheeler dealer’ ways the better! His pearl’s of wisdom this season.., they’re gonna win the league …!!!, now after a single game in the CL, he’s trying to revamp it. What a clown.
Just for the record mr wheeler dealer.., Braga finished above porto last year i do believe and went to Sevilla and ran rampant in the qualifying, something that hasnt happened too many times in recent years. What an ill educated, hackneyed and lazy so called professional this man is to belittle Braga in such a way.
The reason Arsenal won 6-0 was because Arsenal played 6-0 level football!!
As for small clubs being in the CL, well i dont see why he would complain about such a thing, the spuds being one of those small clubs means they have their 5 mins in big time too!
Its their dream to play the big boys. Do you think they dream of playing champions league and then be given other small teams like Spurs? You havin a laff
Surely Braga having knocked out Sevilla can’t be considered minnows. Having teams drawn,you don’t really have a choice which team plays which.
He’s been in the CL two minutes and twitchy thinks he has something to say, keep quiet because this will be your only time in the CL, you are not good enough to grace the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, now run along you mediocre team
I think you should worry and concentrate on your own team Harry. The World cup and Euro have seeded teams. If you are good enough and play in any competition year in year out you deserve to be seeded. Maybe if Tottenham go the distance in the CL they may be seeded next year. Until then stop moaning Harry and wind your neck in….
Be quiet twitchy!! You have somehow got into the CL and aftera game or two you want the whole competition revamped! Unbelievable…
Redknapp is a joke. How can he really make this point? Doesn’t he know that the seedings are earned. If the Supds hadn’t just broken into the CL for the first time in their pityful history then they would be in a better position.
IS he saying that Braga shouldn’t be in the tournament at all? I’m sure there are people all over Europe saying the same about Totenham. Who? Exactly!
Yep, get the excuses in, now, old son. You’re going to make us md-table this season. Buy eto’o and sneijder in january and they might make us get fourth.
Spurs were also handed mismatches, but in their case they’re the inferiors
Give it a rest ! It’s seeded to male te competition better jus like the world cup, next he will be saying that is wrong. Also does he think it’s fair he’s team are seeded in the carling and fa cup?
Someone please tell that bastard the big teams are seeded in the group stages because they earn it. If Spurs can qualify consistantly, and reach the quarter final season after season, i would like to hear what this bastard would say about this issue.
if the tournament was revamped, twitchy, youd not get anywhere near it…..
just typical of the loud mouth essex boy wheeler dealer/crook with an opinion on everything.
it’s only been in the champions league 2 minutes yet it thinks it knows it all.
*** SKY SPORTS BREAKING NEWS***
UEFA tonight have delared Harry Redknapp’s comments were valid and justified.And have
therefore ordered a re-draw for the remaning games that Spurs will now face in group A,
The new dates are as follows:
28-29 September Enfield town A
19-20 October Northumberland park trading estate H
2-3 November Enfield town H
23-24 November Edmonton green under 16′s B team A
7-8 December Edmonton green under 16′s B team H
Good ‘ol ‘Arry vomiting words again. What a clown.
werder bremen, Inter Milan, n FC Twente might see Spuds as minnows but there not complainin he really annoys me does redknapp thinkin he can buy every1 all the time n showin off coz they got van der vaart arsenal didn’t even want him hes just a REJECT !!!
6 – 0?????
Twitcher would have a DVD out by now………………….
Clearly after just one cl game ‘proper’ arry has yet to understand the competition format and rules!
lol dumb gooners
1-1 v Sunderland ya muppets, what happened to your 6-0 class play, twats
Seeded? for finishing 3rd in premiership, jog on morons
6-0 and a dvd, lol when you win 9-0 at home then come back flids
Gooners got very lucky in their draw, the minuet you play a half decent team your dumped, you know it and everyone knows it
When was the last time you beat any real team in europe, when was the last time you won anything, when was last time you stood any chance of winning the league.
dreamers and full of themselves, no wonder no one likes you
serious bunch of nomads
adamanski
Oh really ???
Then why you guys are always willing to be like Arsenal ???
I wonder if you guys can ever reach the class and standard that Arsenal had,I doubt it.
We defeated Ac Milan in San siro a couple of seasons ago,no english team has ever won there.
So get your facts right you pig’s sh!t club.
And keep dreaming of becoming the big boys of Europe as Arsenal are.
That is never going to happen you sh!t Small club dreamers……. haha….