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Is Redknapp the right man for Spurs?

Harry Redknapp
Harry Redknapp led Portsmouth to FA Cup success. But can he save Spurs from relegation? Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images

Daniel Levy has finally decided to wield the axe. The Spurs chairman has sacked Juande Ramos as well as first-team coaches Marcos Alvarez and Gus Poyet and sporting director Damien Comolli.

However, Levy has moved swiftly to replace the Spaniard, with Harry Redknapp agreeing to leave the hot-seat at Portsmouth to take over the beleaguered north London Club.

Redknapp has undeniably been a success at Portsmouth. He has established them as a mid-table Premier League side and last season led them to FA Cup glory. But is he the right man to transform Spurs? Redknapp is well equipped at leading a side in a relegation dog-fight but, in the long term, can he help Spurs break into the Big Four? Will Redknapp be able to coax top performances out of Spurs' underperforming superstars? Would another manager be better suited to the job - perhaps a young Premier League manager like Roy Keane or a club legend like Bayern Munich coach Jürgen Klinsmann? Have your say below.

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