Harry Redknapp has revealed how Fabio Capello 'got the needle' with him after he questioned the former England manager's tactics.
Spurs boss says he angered Italian with opinion about England
Harry Redknapp has revealed how Fabio Capello 'got the needle' with him after he questioned the former England manager's tactics while working as a television pundit.
Tottenham boss Redknapp is the favourite to be named Capello's permanent successor after the Italian resigned in February in the wake of the John Terry captaincy saga.
If Redknapp does take the job, he will have to put up with analysis from various experts about every decision he makes in terms of selection and the formation of the team.
And Redknapp recalls how he once upset Capello with his views, telling the
Radio Times: "I did an England game at Wembley about two years ago and I said 'I can't believe we're playing Steven Gerrard on the left wing'.
"Fabio got the needle with me because he thought I had criticised him and he didn't like it, but I was only just giving him my opinion."
Redknapp knows that it is part of life as a manager that others will occasionally take offence over opinions that are expressed so publicly, having famously annoyed Darren Bent during their time together at Spurs.
"You've got to be careful. I once said, 'My old woman could have scored that', about a goal Darren Bent missed," Redknapp said.
"Bent then sulked, rang his agent, his agent rings the chairman and says he ain't happy and wants to leave. It was only the truth, wasn't it?"
