Harry knows how to take the heat off his players

Being a manager is not just about picking the right eleven players or getting your tactics right. Ensuring that your players are in the right mental frame of mind for a match and are bale to give their best is where many managers excel. Harry Redknapp has a reputation as being a bit of a wheeler dealer but there is no doubt he can speak the players language.

Tottenham Hotspur currently hold a one point lead over City in the race for fourth place and if Spurs can win tonight, they are in the qualifying rounds for the Champions League for the first time in their history. Spurs have spent big but not as much as Manchester City have, this allows Redknapp to put the pressure on the hosts for tonight’s game.

All the football world knows the sort of money that has been spent at City and if the club wants to take the next step, they need to make the Champions League. Not because of the money but because of the higher calibre of players they will be able to buy. The Champions League is where its at and if City want to win the league some point soon, they will need the quality of players that the Champions League helps to bring.

However, there is pressure on Spurs to make the Champions League this season, regardless of what Harry says. City are only liable to get stronger meaning this may be the best opportunity Spurs get of making it. Man United, Chelsea and Arsenal still look a class apart from the rest of the league, meaning that there is only one Champions League place up for grabs.

If Spurs have a poorer season, if City improve, if Everton avoid injuries and so many more ifs, Tottenham Hostpur may not have this chance again to be in with the big boys.

Harry knows this…and he knows there is pressure on his own players. He has did well to try and deflect as much of it as possible before kick-off.

Who do you think will triumph tonight?

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