Aston Villa defender http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alan-Hutton-c4253 hits out at cruel Harry Redknapp
Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Alan Hutton revealed the London side’s manager Harry Redknapp had treated him unfairly while he was at White Hart Lane. The 26-year-old http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Scotland-c756 international was unable to secure a place in the first team despite being at the club since 2008.
Hutton joined the London club in the January transfer window of the 2007-2008 season and shortly after his arrival was loaned out to Sunderland. After 11 appearances for the Black Cats, Hutton returned to Tottenham Hotspur only to discover his services were not required by Redknapp.
During his time at the club, Hutton went on to make just 51 appearances in the English Premier League and scored two goals. He was never preferred over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kyle-Walker-c21566, who made regular starts for Tottenham Hotspur while Hutton found himself on the bench.
The player revealed that close to his departure, the manager had not even allowed him to train with the rest of the team. Hutton said that Redknapp had stopped him from training with the senior squad and instead had asked him to train with the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/U-17-Youth-team-c40787.
Hutton said in an interview:
“The last time I spoke to Redknapp, he told me 'I don't want you to train with us any more, I want you to train with the kids'.
I don't think anybody should be treated like that. So many people there feel unwanted. I've never experienced anything like that anywhere I've been. Is that a good reputation? I don't know.”
Hutton felt he had been extremely hurt by Redknapp’s attitude towards him and did not think that anyone should be treated like he had been at the London club. The right-back revealed that being at substitute the entire time he had been at the club was a massive blow to his confidence.
He revealed:
“At one stage there were five right-backs there - me, Kyle Naughton, Kyle Walker, Pascal Chimbonda and Vedran Corluka.
In what first-team squad do you ever get that? It's usually two. I spent four months there doing nothing. It is a massive knock to your confidence.”
With competition like http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vedran-Corluka-c35947, Hutton had never stood a chance to earn a place in the first team. It was towards the end of the season that the Scottish defender decided to leave the club, joining Aston Villa in the summer transfer window.
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