Redknapp doubts Jol's job

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has doubted whether Martin Jol had full control of team selection at the club. Redknapp pointed to Tottenham's director of football, Comolli, as a potential influence higher up the chain at Spurs.

Redknapp argued that the post of director of football at a club, puts added pressure on a manager as when the team succeeds the credit is shared, but during a struggle manager draws the flak, referring to the fate of Jol, who has been now succeeded by ex-Sevilla boss Juande Ramos.

He said in the Telegraph: "Did Martin Jol have full control, for instance, in what players he picked at Tottenham?

"Were they his players in the first place. Maybe, maybe not, but it is very hard to have to pick somebody you really don't fancy.

"Yet it is you, as manager, who gets the blame if things go wrong."