“I Protected David Beckham More Than He Knows” | Glenn Hoddle 🏴 | Ep 10
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Published 2024-03-12
Which current Premier League star does he thinks still isn’t trusted by England management? Why does every team need a Declan Rice? And what was his reaction to the David Beckham documentary?
Glenn also explains why he dropped Gazza from the 1998 World Cup squad, reveals the real reason why Matt Le Tissier received fewer chances with England, recalls when a football legend tried to unsuccessfully man mark him and discusses why he thinks he was sometimes the recipient of criticism from the press.
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0:00 Intro
1:00 Podcast starts
2:30 Was Hoddle ahead of his time?
7:57 Hoddle's inspirations
9:40 Spurs success with Ossie Ardiles and Ricky Villa
15:30 Getting man-marked by Johan Cruyff
19:40 Why he hardly played Matt Le Tissier
22:30 Managing England
27:50 Beckham's red card vs Argentina
33:00 Hoddle's thoughts on England's current generation (Rice & Maddison)
38:00 Working with Arsene Wenger
41:30 Hoddle's greatest regret and greatest moment
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“I Protected David Beckham More Than He Knows” | Glenn Hoddle 🏴
All Comments (21)
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Who is the greatest midfielder you've had the privilege of watching LIVE?
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Instead of blaming Hoddle, or Beckham for the incident, why can't the millions who abused him just own it, and say sorry for acting like utter morons? It's THEIR fault Beckham was treated how he was becuase it was them doing it, no-ones else.
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I am really surprised they didnt even touch on the Eileen Drewery incident. That for me was his David Icke moment. Did he realise that so many people thought him quite mad after that. He was never trusted back into high level management afterwards and did he realise how crazy some of his comments were perceived ,particularly about deserving to face up to bad things from a previous life through reincarnation
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I was at spurs lodge as a kid about 11 or 12 with my sisters then boyfriend.. all the players had gone but we waited for hoddle for ages. When he did come out he stopped and then ask us if we had tickets for the game that night against Newcastle.. I said we didn’t have then he handed me an envelope with 2 tickets for that nights game.. even had glen hoddle on the ticket.. we was go overjoyed what a nice touch! I went back the following week to get the ticket signed.. glen is such a lovely lad 🤍 coys ….. Shame we got beat 3-1 🤍 COYS CANT SMILE WITHOUT YOU
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Hoddle used to live close to me on Rye Hill Road in Essex in the 80’s and I remember all the kids on the nearby estate would continuosly knock on his door for autographs, and he was always willing. I must have had at least six or seven autographs from him and not once was he rude. Despite not being a Spurs fan he was my football idol as a kid, absolute world class.
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Growing up Hoddle was fhe first player i rememing watching, and thinking,.thats how i want to play football , never got close😂😂😂, but what a player. Pure and utter class.
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Wow....what an intelligent, well spoken individual. I didn't know too much about Glenn, but I was impressed. Great episode. Thanks a lot, Jeff.
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Brilliant interview with a genuinely nice bloke!
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Still think to this day, that Beckham flick was a yellow at best, It wasn't a red card in a million years. It was silly, but a yellow at best
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A marvellous player & an artist with a ball at his feet.
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One of the greatest players to ever come from these islands. Love Glenn so much
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Hoddle & Waddle should do a comeback tour, it'll be a doddle, and I ain't talkin' no twaddle ha ha
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I will never forget once the golden goal was disallowed against Argentina and half the team were celebrating in the corner, firstly the look on Sol Campbells face as he turned around and realised it wasn't a goal and then Darren Anderton sprinting the length of the pitch to deny the goal at our end. Absolutely epic match.
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What a guy hoddle is. I could listen to him for days. I think any team should look at him as their next manager or at least get him involved in their club his knowledge to the game is above all others.
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What a load of cobblers. We all have ears and eyes. The man should have been a man and stood up the young man 💯
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this is how to conduct an interview - well done to you both
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Jeff, well done great interview keep them coming.
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I met Glen last year and he had time to talk to me about his days playing against my club (Liverpool) back in the 80s. I remember watching him there. Top bloke.
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Should have taken Gazza to france 98! He was outstanding at that time and we desperately needed him! And Le Tissier!.....thanks Glenn!
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"fear is debilitating" Could not agree with that more, fear stops most of us succeeding. Fear is debilitating
