Spurs New Manager: 5 Reasons Why Glen Hoddle Should Replace AVB

3. Something To Prove At The Top Level

As a player, Hoddle retired with nothing to prove. He even had a successful spell abroad with AS Monaco. However, as a manager, the closest thing to a major trophy was the Tournoi de France in 1997. He was certainly on the up with Southampton, having transformed them from relegation strugglers to top-half contenders, but a trophy at Southampton back then would have been beyond even Jose Mourinho! His spell at Tottenham was a disappointment, only yielding ninth and tenth places, but with a vastly inferior quality of playing squad than he would walk into now. At 56, the clock is ticking if he wants to leave a real mark in the Premier League, but ten years have now passed since then. Even at Wolves, he failed to bring the club into the Premier League, with a play-off spot proving elusive. Shockingly, for a man famed for his attacking football, his Wolves side were one of the division's lowest scorers, with too many draws costing Hoddle. He was not sacked from this role, with the decision his own, based on "differences of opinion" between him and the board, but nonetheless, this is not a man with a huge track record. However, his time at England, arguably, the highest profile of his jobs to date, was an on-field success. Euro 96 is remembered as the country's closest brush with success in the modern era, and it could be arguable that he is more suited to managing technically gifted players. With Tottenham awash with international stars, now is the time to prove he was not just a great player.