HODDLE: A Touch of Genius
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Wonderful Sky Sports Originals documentary looking at the career of former Tottenham and England midfielder Glenn Hoddle.
From Spurs’ memorable 1981 FA Cup win to his sacking from the England manager’s job, Hoddle: A Touch of Genius covers a career with plenty of highs and lows.
He enjoyed great success as a player at Tottenham, with whom he started his career, winning the FA Cup two years in a row before tasting victory on the European stage as Spurs lifted the UEFA Cup in 1984.
Posted as a touch of Spurs Nostalgia with full credits to Sky Sports
Criminally overlooked by England, should have tripled the amount of caps he got. He was 30 years ahead of his time in terms of technical ability and flair and had he been Spanish or Italian would have easily hit 100+ caps. I’m not a Spurs fan but he was easily the finest player we have ever produced.
Couldn't agree more, WHAT A PLAYER this man was! Hell of coach too, great football brain, criminally let down by the FA and some of his players.
Disgusting how he was treated as an England player, should have had 100 caps plus, but sadly due to the mentality of the English National Team, FA etc he was never properly valued. Beckham in my opinion shouldn't have had as many caps as I find him vastly overrated.
Hoddle had enough chances (53 caps) to prove his worth. Although undoubtably talented, he played as though his job was to wait until someone else gave him the ball, when he would do his stuff. With his team under pressure, the supply of the ball to him could easily be cut off, and he wasn’t the kind of player who would go back and get mixed up in the rough and tumble to get it for himself as a really good player would. The 1986 World Cup was a personal disaster for him.
It wasn't just England managers who realised he couldn't adapt his game. I would recommend anyone interested in this period to read 'Soccer Coaching: The European Way,' published in 1980. If you read between the lines other coaches of the time were of the same opinion. Rinus Michels hit the nail on the head,
'In the old game the players could afford to show off their skill and think only a little. But modern defensive football has changed all that and brought a new set of problems. So, the players have to change because unless they do, they will never escape from their opponents tight-marking, quick tackling and good coverage. The ones who can’t do it look for excuses, trying to blame others.’
50 odd caps an nothing to remember. Not alone on that tho
Hoddle treated Tiss the way the press treated Hoddle tho'
@@Ruda-n4h "he played as though his job was to wait until someone else gave him the ball" ...he was an attacking midfielder ...that was his fookin' job! that's how ALL attacking midfielders play
@@Tokinjester Back in the old days of the 60's and early 70's yes, but by the early 80's the best midfielders were required to work as well. Read ‘Soccer Coaching: The European Way.’ Published in 1980.
Lajos Baroti:
‘Stamina is so important today, for the players must be able to run at varying speeds for the whole 90 minutes if necessary. The ability to outnumber the opposition in the area around the ball, determines the difference between success and failure.’
‘Every good player must be able to beat an opponent, but it is only effective and necessary at the right time and if it is in the interests of the team as a whole. You cannot achieve numerical advantage if someone keeps losing the ball through trying unsuccessfully to beat a man. That only leads to a lot of hard and unnecessary running for the entire team.’
Hennes Weisweiler:
‘I would not have a defender who can only defend.’
‘I do not like the kind of midfield player who works hard but cannot go forward and shoot. Neither do I like a midfield player who is not strong in defence.’
Rinus Michels:
‘Many of the Barcelona players (and they are not alone) still have the old idea that paying football for a living is a well paid hobby. In the old game the players could afford to show off their skill and think only a little. But modern football has changed all that and brought a new set of problems.’
‘So, the players have to change because unless they do, they will never escape from their opponents tight-marking, quick tackling and good coverage. The ones who can’t do it look for excuses, trying to blame others.’
The only time I felt proud to be an England fan.
Still treat skilled players in England like that now! Look at the Scholes situation. Englands best player by far and Lampard should of only been a supersub coz he didn’t contribute anything part from the odd goal if he didn’t score he didn’t contribute whilst Scholes was involved in everything nearly every goal he was involved and Gerrard next to him charging forward would of maybe won stuff!
Loved glen , Tottenham fan through and through however he did make a mistake regarding Matt litis...
Hoddle did say in an interview that it was between scholes and le tiss but Scholes could play in more positions thats why he choose scholes
@@jjolly7933 bullsh*t! he didn't play Tiss because he was jealous of him! Tiss should've been the first England player to have a team built round him ...Hoddle was instrumental in creating that space, but he was jealous AF of Tiss
@@Tokinjester haha jealous of le tiss I dont think so . As good as le tiss was hoddle was a better player and so was Scholes in my opinion. Agree to disagree I suppose
His only error was leaving Gazza out of the 98 world 🌎
how is leaving an alcoholic out of your team an "error" ...?
@@Tokinjester uhhh, still the most talented player in the squad...
Working at spurs many years so met him lots of times and hes one of the nicest blokes you could ever wish to meet always has time to say hello to the fans
12:06 Micky Hazzard was no slouch either.
He had Game. And that's from Arsenal. Legend.
Well, England national team never recovered since Glen managed it. The English FA hasn't won nothing since. Glen could have won it but they fired him only 3 years in, while Southgate lost n lost in 3 tournaments and he's still there today 2024 Euro Cup torturing us. Well done, English FA!!! Am wondering, who's responsible for firing the FA?
I loved him as a player and then as a coach. Hoddle and Venables were the best two coaches England have had since Ramsey. I'd love to see Hoddle back as England manager, but the FA aren't that smart.
Ron Greenwood did more for English football than anyone.
Glenn. Fellow Harlow boy. He got the football talent. I got the joy of getting on a train from Burnt Mill station, going to White Hart Lane to see him play. And others! If Glenn does see this, he was very loud in The Shark PH. 😉 P.S. Love Mickey Hazard.
Glenn was just different class. Probably the most naturally gifted footballer that England has ever produced
** Cough cough.
Glen and the King of ther Kippax.. Colin Bell.
@@fingersTitan Colin Bell was certainly a magnificent footballer
@@benjamineckford1718 I'm a City fan but Spurs have always been close to my heart due to my Dad a life long fan..
Glenn was underated in this country.. We didn't know an actual class footballer when we saw them.
Any other county who put skills at the top of the list.. He would of been classed as a god..
If he played for someone like Juventus.. Glenn would of had a statue outside the ground.. We just bearly gave him some England caps..
Gaźza, Barnes?
@@sundijohnson2486 Hoddle was more talented than either of them
The best footballer ever to come out of England followed by another spur paul Gascoigne
They're both in danger of being eclipsed by Jude Bellingham.
The best I ever seen
Certainly the most talented English player in my lifetime, Le Tissier and Gazza are neck and neck for a close second place.
No English title or European cup between them . Good players and had genius spells but not the greatest
Shame he went to tiny chelsea
One of the most talented natural footballers from this country ever
Very good player great skill i remember him playing as a player manager with Swindon town great player
I saw him play for Swindon at Highbury for Swindon against Arsenal; it was like watching a Rolls Royce driving through a scrapyard 🙂
He’s right about needing more then talent just look at Gazza, Best and Rooney and lots more!
To watch him week after week at spurs in them great years was pure joy.
4:40 he was spot on about Gazza tho'