Hoddle - for the younger ones who never saw him play

[nipponyid]

That game, beating Feyenoord in the second round of the 1983 UEFA Cup 4-2 in the home leg, was one of my best games for Spurs. After the game Cruyff said he had heard a lot about me, but until he played against me he didn’t
realise how good I was. That was lovely to hear!

http://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/glenn-hoddle-one-one#:uSr4M-E+ArqxwA

 

[Cravenspurs]

Was he left or right footed? I honestly couldn't tell lol. That's a good quality

 

[Matthew Wyatt]

Along with Le Tissier, the best English players of a generation, and both criminally overlooked by the national side. Hoddle edges it over Le Tiss for not being as lazy.

 

[Gassin's finest]

Hoddle is pretty much the reason I first took an interest in Spurs, before I even knew what football was. It was that exact goal against Oxford that I saw, as an impressionable 7 year old, that first sparked a love for the game, and the club he played for.

Having said that, Gazza was the one who cemented it for me. If Hoddle was our English Cryuff, then Gazza was our English Maradona.

 

[doctor stefan Freud]

Ignored by English managers because we were essentially playing in the footballing dark ages in that era. It speaks volumes that he could practically walk into any international side at the time yet was frequently overlooked for England. Internationally, we were so prosaic, so suspicious of so called flair players that we were rarely going to build a team around an artist when mules were more desirable.

 

[Shadydan]

So England mis-managed Hod, Leicester Tissier and Scholes.

Nice one England

 

[Flashspur]

I am sitting here gloating because I saw him live through his whole Spurs career. But that also makes me an old c*nt!

 

[Gassin's finest]

That game, beating Feyenoord in the second round of the 1983 UEFA Cup 4-2 in the home leg, was one of my best games for Spurs. After the game Cruyff said he had heard a lot about me, but until he played against me he didn’t
realise how good I was. That was lovely to hear!

http://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/glenn-hoddle-one-one#:uSr4M-E ArqxwA

You lying bastard, that was Hoddle, not you!

 

[Gassin's finest]

So England mis-managed Hod, Leicester Tissier and Scholes.

Nice one England

Ironically, the only manager that used Scholes properly for England was Hoddle.

Le Tissier on the other hand was a fat, lazy (albeit gifted) bastard. He could have had the world but decided he'd rather run his restaurants in Southampton.

 

[Flashspur]

Along with Le Tissier, the best English players of a generation, and both criminally overlooked by the national side. Hoddle edges it over Le Tiss for not being as lazy.

Glen was so much better than Le Tissier though...seriously.

 

[Matthew Wyatt]

Glen was so much better than Le Tissier though...seriously.

Hoddle's overall game was better but Le Tissier was an even better striker of the ball. He was so lazy though -- I remember him having a sit-down on the advertising hoardings before taking a corner.

 

[0-Tibsy-0]

Stunning.

Art, not football.

 

[longtimespur]

It's not all as bad being a Spurs fan as some would make it out to be.
Just think of all the top notch players us watching oldens (from mid 50's) have been lucky enough to have seen.

 

[Nebby]

Hoddle and Waddle. Those were the days.

 

[doctor stefan Freud]

Hoddle and Waddle. Those were the days.

Mullet heaven

 

[yusrisafri]

Glen was so much better than Le Tissier though...seriously.

How he can be mentioned in the same breath as le tissier is sinful. Le tiss must be really proud

 

[Gilzeanking]

I am sitting here gloating because I saw him live through his whole Spurs career. But that also makes me an old c*nt!

Nope son....how do you think us Greaves fans feel ....

 

[TheBlueRooster]

Was he left or right footed? I honestly couldn't tell lol. That's a good quality

He says he was right footed for dead balls but felt more comfortable with his left in open play. As a nipper my heroes were Greaves and Jennings but Hoddle was a class apart in the time I've been supporting Spurs.

The new Bill Nicholson stadium should have a Glenn Hoddle stand / end.

 

[Flashspur]

Nope son....how do you think us Greaves fans feel ....

Well I saw Greavsie as well...don't make me feel worse

 

[yusrisafri]

The only player better than him in the World at that time was Maradona and even he couldn't do much of what Hoddle could.

But Hoddle couldnt score with his hands though...........