My Favourite Player

My favourite player( well among some), couldn't say much about his managerial career though, but i like his style, some local boys played like him but they tend to over shoot the ball "bola spital" expecting the other player to chase the ball...ha..ha..ha.. good laugh to see them quarrel over the type of ball, bol cam ne ko nak minta agik, sik dapat laju/jauh gikka?

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Name: Glenn Hoddle
Position: Midfield
Birthdate: 27/10/1957
Birthplace: England
Height: 183cm
Weight: 73kg
Tottenham Hotspur - England
Monaco - France
Swindon - England
Chelsea - England

Honours (as a player)
1981 FA Cup (1-1 aet, 3-2 Manchester City F.C.)
1981 FA Community Shield (shared) (2-2 Aston Villa F.C.)
1982 FA Cup (1-1 aet, 1-0 Queens Park Rangers F.C.)
1984 UEFA Cup (2-2 on aggregate, 4-3 on penalties R.S.C. Anderlecht)
1988 Ligue 1 French championship

England international career (1979-1988)
Though regarded as a genius with the ball at his feet, Hoddle was considered an enigmatic and unreliable player to international managers guilty of over-emphasising hard work and physical prowess instead of technical ability and attacking creativity. He was included in the 1982 and 1986 FIFA World Cup squads, playing an important role in the latter campaign when England reached the quarter-finals against Argentina. Hoddle was one of the England players left behind by Diego Maradona as he burst from inside his own half to score his second goal in England's 2-1 defeat. Hoddle also featured prominently in the European Championship squads of 1980 and 1988, making his 53rd and final international appearance during the latter tournament.
Hoddle's talent is widely appreciated abroad; less so in England. Arsene Wenger, who worked with him at Monaco, recalled: 'His control was superb and he had perfect body balance. His skill in both feet was uncanny... I couldn't understand why he hadn't been appreciated in England. Perhaps he was a star in the wrong period, years ahead of his time.'
Michel Platini famously attacked the English for neglecting creativity; had Hoddle been born French, he said, 'he would have won 150 caps'. As Jean-Luc Ettori, Monaco's club captain at the time, put it: 'For us Glenn was le bon dieu - he was a god. There's nothing else to say.'


Glenn Hoddle was a supremely gifted midfielder in the great Spurs tradition, and will go down in White Hart Lane history as one of Tottenham Hotspur's greatest ever players. His goals, many of which were stunning long range efforts, and moments of pure magic.
Hoddle soon developed into a world class player alongside Argentinian World Cup winner Ossie Ardiles. He could play a pinpoint raking pass to a team mate over 40 yards away, and also had the ability to create space for himself in a busy midfield with just a simple feint to the left or right. Hoddle's performances in the that famous white shirt, which was always hanging loose as he dictated the play with his vision and skill, epitomised the cool and glamorous image that was once associated with all the great Tottenham sides of the past.
Opposing fans loved to criticise him for his lack of work-rate and his unwillingness to tackle opponents, and unfairly gave him the nickname "Glenda". But with Graham Roberts alongside him in midfield as the ball-winner, who can blame him?
One player who jumped to his defence was French international Michel Platini, who said: "The English are so stupid, they criticise him for not tackling. But if he was a Frenchman we would build a team around such a genius - and he would win 100 caps." Hoddle made his full international debut in 1979 against Bulgaria, also scoring his first goal in the same game.He won the F.A. Cup twice with Spurs. His first winners' medal came after victory in the classic 2-match final against Manchester City in 1981, the second coming the following year against Terry Venables' QPR, with Hoddle scoring the only goal of the replay from the penalty spot to retain the famous old trophy. Unfortunately, injury was to deny him a UEFA Cup winners' medal, when he missed the 1984 victory over Anderlecht.
However, he WAS at the heart of the teams that finished third in 1985 and 1987, the latter being the year that Spurs suffered a shock defeat in the F.A. Cup final against Coventry, which was also his final game for the club.
The fact that Hoddle only played 53 times for his country was not through a lack of impact at international level on his part, but more as a result of successive managers failing to utilise his talents effectively - they just didn't harness his potential.
As Michel Platini said, the England team SHOULD have been built around Glenn Hoddle.Hoddle's career after leaving Spurs was one of ups and downs. He won a French championship medal with Monaco in 1988, before returning to England - after an injury enforced his brief retirement - to become player/manager at Swindon Town. Glenn Hoddle was a fantastic footballer to watch. He wasn't just about good feet; he also had a keen eye for goal, and a razor-sharp footballing brain.
There are many people who compare Manchester United's excellent David Beckham to Hoddle, in terms of passing yes, but the similarities end there though. Hoddle could dribble too, often leaving defenders in his wake with quick feet and clever body movement, these are the kind of qualities that set the genius apart from the rest - and Hoddle was a genius.