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Originally Posted by The Mask
Why?!
why the fuck would anyone have hoddle as manager of anything? he's utter shite and he never comes close to winning anything.
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See thats where your wrong. Lemme set the scene for all you Hoddle haters. It was the summer of '93, and Hoddle had been player manager for Swindon, and guided them to the premiership. Chelsea had just sacked Ian Portafield, and David Webb's temporary managerial contract was terminated, Stamford Bridge crowds were fairly low. We signed Hoddle, in the first year, we reached the F.A Cup final, (the score isn't important). As United were champions that season, Chelsea snuck into the UEFA Cup winners cup, and guess what happened that season, many fans came back, and the Bridge was full again, reaching the semi finals and then just going out to Zaragoza, who won the competition wasn't exactly bad. The season after, Hoddle brought in Gullit, for free, the best player Chelsea had seen in ages. Hoddle left the post at the end of the season, and Gullit took over, and brought in players like Vialli, Zola, Di Matteo, and from their, Chelsea started on their road to success.
Since then we have been in the Champions League Quarter Final, and finished 3rd and 4th in the league, and whats more, Hoddle didn't have any money to flaunt around, he barely spent anything at us.
Anyone who tells you Hoddle didn't turn Chelsea around is a moron.
He did well for England, losing to the Argies wasn't exactly unexpected, and the reason for his sacking is a disgrace, it wasn't footy related.
At Southampton, Hoddle started what Strachan continued, I think that he did a good job their too. The only club I think he has failed as a manager at is Tottenham, and lets face it, who was the last sucessful manager they had?
Swindon, Chelsea, England and Southampton, he never let any of them down. Just Spurs.