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How Tottenham’s managers of the last decade compare

By Gary Pearson

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - MAY 08: Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino celebrates at full-time following the UEFA Champions League Semi Final second leg match between Ajax and Tottenham Hotspur at the Johan Cruyff Arena on May 08, 2019 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images)
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - MAY 08: Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino celebrates at full-time following the UEFA Champions League Semi Final second leg match between Ajax and Tottenham Hotspur at the Johan Cruyff Arena on May 08, 2019 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images) /
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CHELTENHAM, UNITED KINGDOM – MARCH 11: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 24 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Harry Redknapp watches his horse ‘Shakem Up’Arry’ run in the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle race on day 2 ‘Ladies Day’ of the Cheltenham Festival 2020 at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 11, 2020 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)
CHELTENHAM, UNITED KINGDOM – MARCH 11: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 24 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Harry Redknapp watches his horse ‘Shakem Up’Arry’ run in the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle race on day 2 ‘Ladies Day’ of the Cheltenham Festival 2020 at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 11, 2020 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images) /

2. Harry Redknapp 2008-2012

At number two, Harry Redknapp is both an emotional and analytical choice. The don of gaffers enjoyed a comparatively long and fruitful tenure as Tottenham gaffer. For this piece, I’m more interested in his last year in charge, as that falls within the 10-year timeframe.

His last season as gaffer – 2011-2012 – Tottenham finished in fourth place, meaning a Champions League berth for the subsequent campaign. That was no easy feat for a side that Redknapp improved significantly during his time in north London.

Redknapp, after taking over from the outgoing Juande Ramos in 2008, led Spurs to a middling eighth place finish in the league. He then revolutionized Tottenham, taking them to perennial Champions League challengers. He led Tottenham to two fourth place and a fifth place finish in his last three years at the helm.

He won 98 of his 198 matches in charge, a 49 percent winning ratio. He also led Tottenham to an FA Cup semifinal in which Spurs lost 5-1 to Chelsea.

Overall Grade B

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