It was a pleasure playing under â??Top Coachâ?? Harry Redknapp â?? Sulley Muntari

[caption id=attachment_1222690 align=alignnone width=612] Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp (L), Sulley Muntari (with cup) and John Utaka (R)and the rest of the Portsmouth football team parade the FA Cup through the streets of Portsmouth in an open top bus after beating Cardiff 1-0 in the FA Cup Final, Portsmouth, England, on May 18, 2008. AFP PHOTO / GLYN KIRK (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)[/caption]Former Ghana midfielder, Sulley Muntari has praised formercoach, Harry Redknapp saying it was a privilege to play under the English gaffer at Portsmouth.Muntari played under the former Tottenham managerwhen he joined the side from Italian side, Udinese Calcio for a dealbelieved to be around 7.1million, signing a five-year contract.The energetic midfielder went on to become a key figure for the side and is famously remembered forscoring the winner from the penalty spot in a 10 victory over Manchester United atOld Traffordin the Sixth round of theFA Cup.Muntar'swinner led to their progress into the semi-finals andwas in the starting XI that won the2008 FA Cup FinalatWembley StadiumoverCardiff City.Reflecting on his time playing at Fratton Park under Redknapp, Muntari speaking to Flashscore said,For us, everybody loved him. Everybody felt or was feeling that he was the most important thing. He gives you freedom to do whatever you want at the same time. If you're not performing well, he lets you know.He was experienced and very calm. He's a big top coach and a businessman too. During our time, he did a lot of the signings and transfers and he had an amazing eye to get top players.So he blended us with Sylvain Distin, Sol Campbell, Nwankwo Kanu. I was there with Lassana Diara in the midfield, and then we had Niko Kranjcar and David James, so top top players, he added.Sulley Muntari, who played 29 times and scored four goals left Portsmouth to joinInternazionale after just a season. Read Full Story