Harry Redknapp has denied he has been disrespectful to England boss Roy Hodgson by criticising the Football Association's recruitment process in the week of a World Cup qualifier.
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In his book, Redknapp said Hodgson was chosen by "people who haven't got a clue" after missing out in the race to replace Fabio Capello in 2012.
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Ex-FA chairman David Bernstein said Redknapp's words were "disrespectful".
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"No-one was disrespectful to Roy or anybody else," QPR boss Redknapp said.
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"What effect will that have on the England team? Not the slightest. I'm the biggest England fan of all and I think they will win the games this week, and Roy has done a excellent job. I have absolutely no problems with Roy Hodgson at all."
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England, who top Group H, face Montenegro at Wembley on Friday and Poland at home again on Tuesday and will secure a place at next year's World Cup in Brazil with two victories.
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Bernstein also defended the consultation process, saying the FA had spoken to 20 people before he and three other FA colleagues made a final decision on Hodgson's appointment.
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But Redknapp added: "[Bernstein] can call himself a football man but in all honesty he may think he's a football man, but what he probably knows about football is not an awful lot."