Rafael van der Vaart hopes Harry Redknapp remains at Tottenham for as long as possible. Redknapp this week learned he would not be succeeding Fabio Capello as England boss, despite being the long-time favourite, as the Football Association opted for Roy Hodgson.
The Holland international said:
"He is doing a fantastic job here and it's important for any club that a manager stays as long as possible, especially here.
"It's his fourth season and every year he has done well, so I think everybody is happy about it. He is a special manager.
"He always gives you a lot of confidence and it is not as though he is on your case the whole time.
"He talks with the players so we are really happy with him, and you could see in the game last night that we wanted to fight for him." "I am happy he is staying.
