Despite Redknapp's relatively successful two and a half years at Fratton Park, Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric brought in Velimir Zajec as a director of football. Redknapp fearing the change would be detrimental to the club's progress threatened, and then walked out. Santini walked away from Tottenham earlier this season, after problems developed within his role as coach beside Jol himself and Tottenham’s director of sport Frank Arnesen.
"Harry Redknapp was the main man at Portsmouth and he did a good job. They hadn't done well there for 10 to 15 years before he came along," said Martin Jol.
"If in three years' time, the chairman decides he wants to do something similar after we have done well, I too would say no but the situation here at Spurs is altogether different," said Jol.
Tottenham hosts Redknapp’s new club Southampton in the Premiership this weekend. The last time Jol faced a side managed by Redknapp was when Spurs lost at Portsmouth in October, but in recent weeks the team have three wins in a row.
"I like to think we are doing well. I am very happy with the motives for introducing a new structure at this club," he added.
Meanwhile, ex-Nottingham Forest player Garry Birtles has acknowledged Jol's approach to managing a football club garnered on its traditional values.
"I look at somebody like Martin Jol who has walked into Spurs and embraced the proud history of the club. I do not want to get into a war of words with Joe Kinnear but he simply cannot blame the criticism of former players for what has happened at Forest," he said.
Kinnear resigned as Forest manager this week and blamed some former players for adding unnecessary pressure to his role by making comments to the media.