Glenn Hoddle and Harry Redknapp have admitted their concern for Tottenham Hotspur.
Glenn Hoddle
Former Tottenham managers Glenn Hoddle and Harry Redknapp have told Football.London that they are concerned about how Spurs will fare at Wembley next season.
Whilst Tottenham have been going well in the Premier League this season, sitting third in the Premier League table with just three defeats to their name so far.
However, their fortunes in Europe have been much different. They crashed out of the Champions League in the group stage having been beaten at home by both Monaco and Bayer Leverkusen.
Their ‘home’ record in the Champions League was dire, as they have been playing at Wembley Stadium rather than at White Hart Lane, with Mauricio Pochettino’s men struggling to settle at the national stadium.
Those struggles continued on Thursday evening, as they could only muster a 2-2 draw with Belgian side Gent at Wembley, knocking them out of the Europa League at the first hurdle.
Pochettino now faces a major problem, as Spurs will be playing all of their home games at Wembley next season, as they prepare to move away from White Hart Lane to their new stadium.
BT Sport’s Harry Redknapp
Tottenham’s chances could be severely dented if they continue to struggle at Wembley, and two ex-Spurs bosses have now shared their concern for their former club.
Glenn Hoddle has told Football.London that teams will enjoy playing at Wembley on a bigger pitch, and Tottenham need to get familiar with their new home – and Harry Redknapp feels next season could be tough for Tottenham at Wembley.
“I think a lot of teams will enjoy coming to Wembley,” said Hoddle. “Teams like City, United and Chelsea will enjoy playing on a bigger pitch and even the teams down the bottom will say next year, ‘hang on we’re playing Tottenham next week at Wembley!’ I think that will work against Tottenham a little bit unless they really get themselves familiar here with a few results under their belt. They need to get their confidence going and the crowd seated in the right way.”
“It might be different next year. It takes away the edge of the smaller ground and the atmosphere of the crowd on top of you. Big difference when White Hart Lane is buzzing. At Wembley you’re miles away from the crowd, it’s just not the same,” added Redknapp.
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