Now, this man is a true Legend.
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When he did finally get a decent run in the team he was often England’s best player but rarely seemed to get the accolades. I can remember that there was a run of games where Hoddle and Bryan Robson played together with Hoddle playing very well and Robson being bang average yet Robson was the darling. The first thing Bobby Robson would often say was “The skipper was magnificent “ when he barely did anything yet Hoddle never got mentioned despite creating England’s best moments. It used to drive us mad in our house.
It would appear that we were not the only ones to think that there was a pro Bryan Robson bias amongst the officials and press as I can remember when we beat Man Utd 4-0 in 86/87the Spurs fans chanting “Robson man of the match, Robson, Robson man of the match“ etc
It’s England though,leave out Hoddle, play Scholes on the left etc. Our managers for the most part had shit for brains.
And Cloughie also said, “it takes moral courage to play the way Hoddle does”...
This was, remember, an era in which British football rewarded average players who could tackle, run all day and were ‘brave’. Foreign players, coaches and journalists couldn’t understand why England hadn’t built their team around Glenda....crying shame.
We’ve been blessed at Spurs with some of the very best, most iconic and talented footballers down the years but whenever anyone asks me who was the best player I ever saw, I don’t hesitate to answer, Gary Doherty....erm, no, sorry Glenn Hoddle.
Im sure there are plenty of YouTube videos out there documenting his best goals and most incisive passes etc but it was the finer details for me. Touch, short passing, a drop of the shoulder, speed of thought, seemingly passing the ball blind but having actually looked up as he was receiving the ball and trusting his touch. Genius.
And in an era before people’s senses were assaulted with the music from Star Wars, laser shows and Kenneth Branagh voice overs pre-game us kids would watch mesmerised as Hoddle went through his warm up - chips, dinks, long passes, flicks and all off both feet...
Fantastic account of what Glenn brought to our football club, he was a pure joy to watch and gave us so many moments that will live in the memory for ever.And Cloughie also said, “it takes moral courage to play the way Hoddle does”...
This was, remember, an era in which British football rewarded average players who could tackle, run all day and were ‘brave’. Foreign players, coaches and journalists couldn’t understand why England hadn’t built their team around Glenda....crying shame.
We’ve been blessed at Spurs with some of the very best, most iconic and talented footballers down the years but whenever anyone asks me who was the best player I ever saw, I don’t hesitate to answer, Gary Doherty....erm, no, sorry Glenn Hoddle.
Im sure there are plenty of YouTube videos out there documenting his best goals and most incisive passes etc but it was the finer details for me. Touch, short passing, a drop of the shoulder, speed of thought, seemingly passing the ball blind but having actually looked up as he was receiving the ball and trusting his touch. Genius.
And in an era before people’s senses were assaulted with the music from Star Wars, laser shows and Kenneth Branagh voice overs pre-game us kids would watch mesmerised as Hoddle went through his warm up - chips, dinks, long passes, flicks and all off both feet...
Rob Greenwood the West Ham pillock.I've never seen any serious person doubt that Glenn Hoddle was an exceptionally gifted player to be fair.
RonRob Greenwood the West Ham pillock.
My dad's uncle Alf was Hoddle's manager when he was a kid.
Watching this to cheer myself up from the current rubbish.