Relegation-threatened Tottenham Hotspur have parted ways with Igor Tudor after the 47-year-old didn’t win any of his first 5 Premier League matches.
Tudor leaves Spurs with the club in seventeenth place in the Premier League, one level above the relegation zone. Last week’s disastrous 3-0 defeat to relegation rivals Nottingham Forest in north London proved to be Tudor’s final match in the dugout.
Spurs’ terrible kind predates Tudor’s arrival. Their 16-game winless streak is their worst since 1934-35. They completed seventeenth final season underneath Ange Postecoglou however have been by no means actually susceptible to happening because of the comparatively poorer exhibiting from the underside three groups.
The crew has been decimated by accidents to key gamers for 2 seasons in a row.
Tudor had solely been appointed to the position on Feb. 14 after the club parted ways with Thomas Frank. The Croatian signed a contract that was as a result of run till the top of the season and was given the temporary of making certain Spurs’ Premier League revival by offering an prompt impression on the crew in the way in which he had executed in earlier spells at Juventus and Marseille.
While his tenure received off to the worst potential begin with a 4-1 north London derby defeat to Arsenal, Spurs weren’t fancied to get something out of the conflict with their bitter rivals. Instead, lasting harm was executed in the losses to Fulham and Crystal Palace that adopted.
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A draw at Anfield and win over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League spherical of 16 (Spurs have been nonetheless eradicated after a 7-5 loss on mixture) raised hope that Tudor could have breathed recent life into his embattled crew, however Sunday’s dismal loss to Forest proved the top of Tudor’s time in cost.
Spurs’ combat towards the drop continues with a visit to face Sunderland on the Stadium of Light on April 12.
“We can confirm that it has been mutually agreed for head coach Igor Tudor to leave the club with immediate effect,” Tottenham mentioned in a press release.
“Tomislav Rogic and Riccardo Ragnacci have also left their respective roles of goalkeeping coach and physical coach.
“We thank Igor, Tomislav and Riccardo for his or her efforts in the course of the previous six weeks, in which they labored tirelessly. We additionally acknowledge the bereavement that Igor has not too long ago suffered and ship our assist to him and his household at this tough time.
“An update on a new head coach will be provided in due course.”
