HARRY:Wantaway players cause of bad start

Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp says their disappointing start to the season was not a surprise because of the bad atmosphere created by players who wanted to leave.
Spurs lost their first two Premier League games 3-0 and 5-1 and Redknapp said: "I did feel things weren't right here. I'd be lying if I said otherwise.
"I could tell there were too many players around that wanted to leave.
"It wasn't creating the right atmosphere going into the new season."
"I was surprised by the result itself, 5-1. But I did feel at the time that things weren't right here. Most of those lads got their moves," added Redknapp.
He did not specify to whom he was referring but Peter Crouch, Alan Hutton, Jermaine Jenas and Wilson Palacios all left Tottenham before the end of the transfer window.
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Does this sound like an excuse or does Harry have a legitimate point?
I feel that if this was the case then why wait until transfer deadline day to get rid of unruly players when we had most of the summer.
Surely Harry could have used his managerial motivation skills to get the starting eleven "geed up" and playing properly.To blame a small number of squad players for our bad start is slightly sloopy in my opinion.