Poplar is part of the ancient port of London tissue along the River Thames in London. Precisely located in the area of East London, dealing with the Greenwich area across the river Thames, which until now famous for his line of meridian time or GMT.
Until the 1960's port area was still functioning with the crowd. Directly linked to London with a street named Commercial Road, a street name that clearly refers to the bustle of economic activity. All kinds of economic activity occurs. From stevedore, grocery stores, to big business spinning here. Areas that hard but have a high togetherness.Ports along the River Thames is now no longer exists. Poplar area and along Commersial Road is now filled with immigrants from people of Continent Asia: Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh.
Harry Redknapp, the manager of Tottenham Hotspur, was born and raised in this area. Is there any influence of childhood until youth deep scar in the Redknapp's heart? we do not know, he never said and never tried to explain.
But there are some distinctive qualities that Redknapp seems a reflection of those who grew up in Poplar area like this: straightforward tend rough, have a high sense of togetherness, cleverly exploit any situation to gain advantage for a moment.
Among British football sides Redknapp is known as a grocery man, wheeler dealers, collecting good stuff that has become a junkyard, and then polished again in order to appear good, or turning law problematic into decent goods one.
Of course it's coarse interpretation. Can be interpreted as an expression of contempt or admiration. The definition is actually the typical Redknapp's ability to buy the old player who has dropped his appearance, with price cuts, then he polishes such a way that can appear even although not a hundred percent but maximum.
He is also shrewd to take advantage of the situation. There's a lot of good players in Europe's big clubs but do not have the chance to play. He was smart enough to bid them not to buy but just given the chance to play regularly. He simply pay the salaries the players concerned. He even sometimes can negotiate for example only pay half the salary of the player in negotiated, while half are still paid by the club from the club's players come from.
Redknapp's managerial record since at Bournemouth, West Ham, Southampton, and Portsmouth was like that. Recycling (player) is excess of Redknapp.Even if Arsene Wenger and Alex Ferguson is known to show young players into the sparkling football stage, it is not fair if Redknapp is not mentioned.
But there are some distinctive qualities that Redknapp seems a reflection of those who grew up in Poplar area like this: straightforward tend rough, have a high sense of togetherness, cleverly exploit any situation to gain advantage for a moment.
Among British football sides Redknapp is known as a grocery man, wheeler dealers, collecting good stuff that has become a junkyard, and then polished again in order to appear good, or turning law problematic into decent goods one.
Of course it's coarse interpretation. Can be interpreted as an expression of contempt or admiration. The definition is actually the typical Redknapp's ability to buy the old player who has dropped his appearance, with price cuts, then he polishes such a way that can appear even although not a hundred percent but maximum.
He is also shrewd to take advantage of the situation. There's a lot of good players in Europe's big clubs but do not have the chance to play. He was smart enough to bid them not to buy but just given the chance to play regularly. He simply pay the salaries the players concerned. He even sometimes can negotiate for example only pay half the salary of the player in negotiated, while half are still paid by the club from the club's players come from.
Redknapp's managerial record since at Bournemouth, West Ham, Southampton, and Portsmouth was like that. Recycling (player) is excess of Redknapp.Even if Arsene Wenger and Alex Ferguson is known to show young players into the sparkling football stage, it is not fair if Redknapp is not mentioned.
Look at Rio Ferdinand, Joe Cole, Frank Lampard, Michael Carrick, and Jermain Defoe. They appeared or educated under the academy at West Ham when he held that club, and not to mention a number of other names who now play at other EPL clubs.
Redknapp's way to position himselves among the other players is also a strength. Redknapp communication is power. He can convey a message with funny, sometimes rude, but honest. The example when Tottenham agaist Liverpool and left 1-0, moreover his midfielder was pressed by the Liverpool midfield quartet all in first half. Realizing lose quality in the middle, Redknapp reduced midfielder and defender as well as adding additional high big striker.
The message is simple, do not build attack from the grass, but kick the ball all the way to the front of Liverpool goal, passed through Liverpool midfielder. Roman Pavlyuchenko, Tottenham striker from Russia, confused with the role to be played because he got one more partner in attack. Redknapp calmly said: "Just f **** run about, messed up Liverpool's back line". We didn't know what happened but all we know Pavlyuchenko scored winner goal for Tottenham.
In front of his descendants, Redknapp was never issued a cuss word. At least that was his confession. But among friends and players, cuss words can be the subject, object and predicate in a sentence. His British English is full of East London typical languange.
"Appy Arry," so his nickname. This is also typical English pronunciation of East London known as Cockney accent, which always hide H in the pronunciation of consonants. Harry is always happy or Happy Harry. The attitude that actually typical characteristic of Cockney. Always happy, always can use a narrow situation and turn it into an opportunity, always optimistic, hardworking although appearing relaxed.
Indeed, in a managerial career for 25 years he won the trophy only once, the FA Cup in 2008 with Portsmouth. But not that he was not great, because he never held a big club. Now he holds the Tottenham Hotspurs, one of the giants that had too long sleep. Can 'Appy Arry "success? everything is possible. All we know, Tottenham have beaten Arsenal,Inter,AC Milan while held drawn Chelsea,Man United and Man City.
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