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Glenn Hoddle

Glen is apparently being interviewed for the France job today according to the BBC.
 

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Wel i thought they had made it abundantly clear they would not be appointing a foreign coach.
 

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For all his faults I'd rather he was still the England manager than the current Swedish tactical genious.
 

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Agree with you Stanley, i thought Hoddle was a very good England manager.
 

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Phoenixkeeper said:
Agree with you Stanley, i thought Hoddle was a very good England manager.
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I did as well, he has a better wins per game ratio and had it not been for that numpty Beckham we may have done better in 1998 !!!
 

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No faith healer required...........................
 

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Taken seriously ill and BT sports cancelled show where he was taken ill
 

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Hopefully OK, On his Birthday as well.
 

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Was only watching him on BT football preview a couple of hours ago was having a laugh with the other pundits hope he gets well soon
 

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Best of luck to him.
 

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Good luck to him.
Still think that sweeper role he played for Swindon when they were down to nine men against us was one of the best individual displays I've ever seen.
 

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WarrenBee said:
Good luck to him.
Still think that sweeper role he played for Swindon when they were down to nine men against us was one of the best individual displays I've ever seen.
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Never forgot that performance he even had time to point to the Swindon fans and tell them to behave.
 

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....one of the best English footballers i've ever seen play....pure class....hope to god the mans ok.
 

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61 is pretty young to be dying these days :(
 

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WarrenBee said:
Good luck to him.
Still think that sweeper role he played for Swindon when they were down to nine men against us was one of the best individual displays I've ever seen.
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:imwith:
That was a master class
 

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Bill Benn said:
Never forgot that performance he even had time to point to the Swindon fans and tell them to behave.
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He was a superb player, ahead of his time and didn’t play like an English footballer.
If he’d been Spanish, Dutch, German or French he’d have been regarded as a World beater.
Anyway, hope he is ok
 
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Get well soon Glenn.
 

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Hope he isn’t paying for something he did in a previous life
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Seriously, get well soon Glenn. As above that performance at GP for Swindon in ‘93 was special.
 

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Being reported as a heart attack.

Get well soon.

Some of the stuff on Twitter is incredible. The post above gives an idea of the abuse being given.
 

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In my opinion, the greatest English footballer in my time, probably appreciated more now, as we look back, than he was in his playing days. We had a genius on our hands and we didn't appreciate it. Hope he pulls through
 
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NigeriaRay said:
In my opinion, the greatest English footballer in my time, probably appreciated more now, as we look back, than he was in his playing days. We had a genius on our hands and we didn't appreciate it. Hope he pulls through
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Some of us realised it at the time. Used to love to watch him play. Sprayed a pass like nobody else and scored some of the best goals you will ever see as well. Particularly remember a volley he scored against Watford which he stroked into the top corner with ease, both feet off the ground. He owned languid, by the way!
 

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heavywoollenbee said:
Some of us realised it at the time. Used to love to watch him play. Sprayed a pass like nobody else and scored some of the best goals you will ever see as well. Particularly remember a volley he scored against Watford which he stroked into the top corner with ease, both feet off the ground. He owned languid, by the way!
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The ones against Man Utd, the volley in the cup and the one against Watford the swivel and chip are well known.There is one absolute Worldy against Liverpool at Anfield when he unleashes an Exocet from about 35 yards out it’s a superb strike that is unstoppable even from that far out.
 

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Sounds pretty traumatic - seems like one of BT sound engineers basically saved his life and kept him alive until the paramedics arrived.
 

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sonofabee said:
The ones against Man Utd, the volley in the cup and the one against Watford the swivel and chip are well known.There is one absolute Worldy against Liverpool at Anfield when he unleashes an Exocet from about 35 yards out it’s a superb strike that is unstoppable even from that far out.
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Yes, memory plays tricks. It was the swivel and chip against Watford. There was another one where he picked the ball up midway inside his own half, tricked the defence into thinking he was playing a pass but instead went through the lot of them on his own, went past the keeper and passed it into an empty net. Don't know who against. But this is the goal I meant:

 

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Les Beeavinu said:
Sounds pretty traumatic - seems like one of BT sound engineers basically saved his life and kept him alive until the paramedics arrived.
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Yep, ive read they reacted quickly and got a defibrillator on him which saved his life.
 

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heavywoollenbee said:
Yes, memory plays tricks. It was the swivel and chip against Watford. There was another one where he picked the ball up midway inside his own half, tricked the defence into thinking he was playing a pass but instead went through the lot of them on his own, went past the keeper and passed it into an empty net. Don't know who against. But this is the goal I meant:

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That’s the one I thought you meant, midweek cup replay I think vs Utd. Find the one against Liverpool at Anfield it’s another superb strike.
 

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Untouchable said:
Hope he isn’t paying for something he did in a previous life
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Seriously, get well soon Glenn. As above that performance at GP for Swindon in ‘93 was special.
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wanderer paul said:
Being reported as a heart attack.

Get well soon.

Some of the stuff on Twitter is incredible. The post above gives an idea of the abuse being given.
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I think the poster's username says it all. Disgraceful first sentence.
 

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heavywoollenbee said:
There was another one where he picked the ball up midway inside his own half, tricked the defence into thinking he was playing a pass but instead went through the lot of them on his own, went past the keeper and passed it into an empty net. Don't know who against.
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It was against Oxford, in his final game (I think) for Spurs:



Meanwhile, some blinders here, inc that turn and chip vs Watford at 2 mins 30 secs:



For me, the most skilful English player of his generation, shockingly underused by England (58 caps).

And to think that 5 years after his final cap, England were still picking donkeys like Carlton Palmer and Geoff Thomas in midfield. :eek:
 

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Terrific player, one of the best English players ever. I used to watch YouTube clips of him and try to work out if he was left or right footed. He did get 53 caps for England so it is hard to say he wasn’t given the opportunity but probably never really given the right position to have showed his talent at that level.

Fingers crossed.
 

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I once was on the lash with Neil Ruddock, he said Glenn Hoddle was the best player he had ever played with by a mile. World Class. Brilliant tactician too. I hope he makes a speedy recovery.
 

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mhead bee said:
Terrific player, one of the best English players ever. I used to watch YouTube clips of him and try to work out if he was left or right footed. He did get 53 caps for England so it is hard to say he wasn’t given the opportunity but probably never really given the right position to have showed his talent at that level.

Fingers crossed.
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With his ability and the fact that he was a star at Spurs as a teenager he should have had 130+ caps and was regularly left out for far less talented grafters. He was class personified, elegant, had great feet, glided past players effortlessly, could put his foot on the ball, make time and space while he looked up, had incredible vision seeing game changing passes as well as the genius and accuracy of delivery to deliver 70 yard passes on a sixpence. He also scored at least 10 goal of the season candidates in his career in England and then went overseas where he was equally successful.

He was my favourite English footballer ever alongside Bobby Moore.

I should add that while I always wanted to be regarded as that type of player I fear I was actually more of a combination of the worst traits of Vinnie Jones and Jamie Fullarton!
 
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In reading some of the current stuff about Hoddle, I saw a quotation from Brian Clough, who noted admiringly that "It takes moral courage to play like Hoddle" (presumably in response to the old criticism of Hoddle that he lacked physical courage).

Anyhow, if Cloughie was a fan, then it's one more reason for despairing at his not being given the England job, since he'd undoubtedly have got the best from Hoddle.

Instead they went for Ron Greenwood, as a "safe pair of hands" after Revie etc.

And it was Greenwood who gave Hoddle his England debut, in November 79, when Hoddle had just turned 22.

England beat (a then decent) Bulgaria 2-0 in a Euro Qualifier:



As well as the usual complement of passes, dribbles and shots etc, Hoddle also produced a brilliant assist for the first goal (1 min. 30 secs), followed by a brilliant goal of his own to clinch the result (6 mins. 50 secs).

Yet when England's next game came up three months later (a ECQ vs ROI), Hoddle wasn't selected, nor for the following two friendlies.

I'm pretty sure I remember Greenwood subsequently justifying his omission by saying something like: "Glenn will learn that disappointment is part of international football". :eek:

Along with idiocy, incompetence and promotion far above ones true ability in his own case....
 

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Greenwood was a dire England manager and Glenn Huddle wasn't the only gifted player to suffer from the old fool's incompetence. That performance alone should have seen Hoddle installed as the man to build the team around and yet Greenwood set the national team back years with his blundering selections.
 

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"When Hod Met God!"

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By coincidence, I came across this pic earlier this evening.

Two points for anyone who can identify the match. :sorted:

(I know, but won't spoil it)
 
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