Harry Redknapp feels he would have been sacked even if Tottenham had qualified for the Champions League.
Spurs confirmed the 65-year-old's departure in the early hours of Thursday morning after negotiations over a contract extension with chairman Daniel Levy broke down.
"We finished fourth and were unlucky at the end, but I think the same outcome would have happened," Redknapp said on BBC Radio Five Live."Even if we had finished fourth, the chairman would have gone down the same road. But that is football."
Spurs lost out on Champions League football again despite finishing fourth in the Barclays Premier League, because of Chelsea's Champions League final triumph over Bayern Munich last month.
Redknapp added: "I had four great years at Spurs. All you can do is leave the club in a better state than you found it and I did that, for sure."
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@D - Only Spurs fans in disguise were saying Wenger had lost the plot mate!! I am an Arsenal fan NOT YOU and your sad lot! AW is the MAN and always will be! And how were we lucky to get 3rd? We had the best run, 7 wins out of 9 mate! Man City had more luck winning the league than we did finishing 3rd, and they were NOT lucky!!
what a crock of rubbish mr day !!!.. if u didnt realise what a fickle biz footie is u must now !!!.. its only 3/4 months or so since some gooner fans were saying that wenger had lost the plot !!!...arsenal had a poorer season than spurs if u digest the stats and were somewhat lucky to finish 3rd.. as for spurs ?? we were robbed of euro footie by the other london club that finished 6th !!... granted they played well in the euro final and thoroughly deserved to win....as far as spurs are concerned levy,enic and co are 100% committed to the cause ,its a shame harry said he would have taken the england job if offered...??!! what price loyalty ?? does he really care ??...million pound + salaries and severance deals mean they dont !!!...norfolk yid
i know why he was sacked because he didnt agree with the selling of is best players you wath now hes gone watch them disapier starting with luca followed by bale ect . sorry to see you go harry great manager.
Hahahahaha!!! OF COURSE the CL was a factor!! Just like Spurs' form had nothing to do with him linking himself to the England job. What a joke, how this fool expects anyone to believe him now, is baffling!! Not surprised one bit that he's been sacked, I said it when Arsenal smashed them 5-2. I said if Arsenal finish above them and they miss out on the CL he will get the sack for sure! Levy has said it all along, the CL is the only thing that matters.
Harry that is why you were sacked YOU never finished in the top 4
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