Source: Daily_Mail
Fulham 0 Tottenham 0: Am I a sexy boss? Ask the wife, says Redknapp
[LNB]He is one of the most respected bosses in the country but Harry Redknapp fears that, if he was a young British manager now, he would not be considered for a top-flight job because he lacks the 'sex factor'. [LNB]Redknapp, 63, is manager of a Tottenham side fourth in the Barclays Premier League and one game away from an FA Cup semi-final following this draw. [LNB]But he is worried that others will not be able to make the journey he has from the lower leagues to the top flight, and despairs of the way many foreign owners plump for big names, sometimes even appointing them because they were great players.[LNB] Firing blanks: Fulham were held by Tottenham at Craven Cottage[LNB] That leads Redknapp, who began his climb up the managerial ladderat Bournemouth, to believe that, despite there being 13 Britonsmanaging in the top division, they are an endangered species likely togo the way of the dodo.[LNB] 'A big club will always go for that big name, a sexy name,' hesaid. 'You'll have to ask my wife if I'm sexy, and she'll definitelysay no. [LNB]'It needs people to give them the opportunity. There are some greatBritish managers in the Championship but it needs someone to give themthe chance. [LNB]'You're getting more foreign owners in now. They will bring innames. People they have heard of because they were great players. [LNB] Keepers' on top: Gomes beats Bobby Zamora to the ball in Saturday's draw [LNB]'Mark Hughes was doing a terrific job at Man City but even though hewas a great player in this country, they wanted someone else. That'sthe way it's going.[LNB] 'I think every club will have a foreign owner eventually and that means more foreign coaches. [LNB]Bobby's on the beat: Zamora tussles with Palacios [LNB]'They're all billionaires and don't understand why they can't winthe league and so management will become like a revolving door.[LNB] 'Daniel Levy is a local guy but Tottenham are a rare commodity.'When you suddenly see Arsenal having Russian and American owners and astadium called the Emirates, who would have believed you'd see that?' [LNB]It will no doubt have warmed Redknapp's heart to see fellowEnglishmen Roy Hodgson in the opposing dugout. Both men love the FACup, another English institution that seems to have lost its appeal inrecent years. [LNB]They both defended the famous old competition's honour after thematch, but might want to hide the DVD of this game from the Cup'sdetractors. [LNB] On form: Gomes keeps Spurs in the tie with a fine save from Zoltan Gera [LNB][LNB]There were few chances, with Heurelho Gomes's flying save from a Zoltan Gera header in the second half the pick of the action. [LNB]MATCH STATS FULHAM (4-4-1-1): Schwarzer 7; Baird 6, Hughes 7, Hangeland 7, Shorey 6; Duff 6, Greening 6, Etuhu 5, Davies 5 (Elm 73min, 6); Gera 6; Zamora 7. Booked: Etuhu.[LNB]TOTTENHAM (4-4-2): Gomes 7; Corluka 6, Dawson 6, Bassong 6, Assou-Ekotto 6; Kranjcar 6, Palacios 8, Modric 6, Bale 8; Crouch 7, Pavlyuchenko 5 (Defoe 81).[LNB]Man of the match: Wilson Palacios.[LNB]Referee: Mark Clattenburg.[LNB]Fulham have played 45 games already and the last thing they couldhave done with was a replay, as they face games against Juventus(twice), Manchester United, Manchester City and Spurs in a little overtwo weeks. [LNB]But midfielder Simon Davies is not complaining. He said: 'Comingfrom nearly being relegated two years ago, I think if someone wouldhave offered that run I think we'd have been jumping at it. It's greattimes. [LNB]'If I had to choose, we'd go further in the FA Cup. Fulham haven'twon it, so it'd be fantastic if we could get to Wembley. Somesilverware would be something we could all look back on.'[LNB][LNB][LNB] [LNB] FA CUP SEMI-FINALS: Villa v Chelsea, Tottenham or Fulham v PortsmouthPortsmouth 2 Birmingham 0: See you back at Wembley Harry! Players want to KO Tottenham manager Redknapp for fans Fulham 0 Tottenham 0: Gomes saves the day for Spurs in stalemateTOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC
