Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp was recently secretly recorded making jokes about German coach Thomas Tuchel, mocking his appointment as the new England manager. Speaking at an event in London last week, Redknapp discussed the decision to hire Tuchel as Gareth Southgate’s successor and whether the German was the right man for the job.The decision to appoint the former Chelsea and Bayern Munich coach sparked differing opinions due to his nationality, despite his achievements at the club level.I want to work from home. But, Tuchel, you’re football managerAlthough Tuchel’s first two matches as England manager were relatively easy, with victories over Latvia and Albania, he still managed to secure 6 points in the World Cup qualifiers. However, Redknapp admitted he was a fan of Southgate and didn’t feel the same way about Tuchel. Some sources even claim that Redknapp made a “Nazi salute,” which was certainly inappropriate.Redknapp joked, “I liked Gareth Southgate, I liked him a lot, but we should have won something. I’ll be honest with you, I think he’s a German spy. I’m telling you. Seriously, he’s been sent over to f*** us up. He has. I’m telling ya, he’s like Lord Haw Haw in the war – ‘We have your best soldiers captured’ and all that.”Harry Redknapp on Thomas Tuchel: “I’ll be honest with you, I think he’s a German spy. I’m telling you. Seriously, he’s been sent over to fuck us up. He has. I’m telling ya, he’s like Lord Haw Haw in the war– ‘We have your best soldiers captured’ and all that.’” (Guardian)😳😳😳 pic.twitter.com/gO8hk82JRu— ChelsTransfer (@ChelsTransfer) March 27, 2025 Interestingly, Redknapp himself was once linked with the England managerial role after Fabio Capello’s tenure in 2012, but ultimately, Roy Hodgson was chosen instead.##NAJAVA_MECA_8812463##
