Tottenham Hotspur appear to have settled on Igor Tudor as manager until the end of the season after the club dismissed Thomas Frank. The appointment would run for roughly 15 weeks as Spurs attempt to arrest a worrying run that has left them 16th in the Premier League.<\/p>\n
Robbie Keane was linked to the vacancy, but the former player made clear he would only leave Ferencv\u00e1ros for something more than an interim role. Former Borussia Dortmund managers Marco Rose and Edin Terzi\u0107 were also considered, though it is unclear whether either would be viewed as a long-term option.<\/p>\n
Tudor arrives with a playing career rooted at Juventus and with Croatia, having started the 2003 Champions League final and finishing third at the 1998 World Cup. His managerial approach, developed since beginning with Hajduk Split in 2013, is known for physically demanding football built around intense pressing. That style tends to favour attack, an ironic turn for a former defender, but it raises immediate questions about fitness management.<\/p>\n
The squad is already short of players because of injury. Tottenham are reported to be 12 players light, with five of those hamstring and thigh problems. An intense regime risks further absences at a point when the team cannot afford more setbacks.<\/p>\n
Defensively Tottenham\u2019s Premier League record this season mirrors that of fourth-place Manchester United, both having conceded 37 goals. Offensively the numbers are less encouraging. Spurs have scored 36 goals, the same total as 15th-place Leeds United, two more than Brighton & Hove Albion in 14th and four more than West Ham United in the relegation zone. Increasing the team\u2019s output in front of goal would therefore be significant.<\/p>\n
Tudor\u2019s managerial CV spans clubs in Croatia, Greece, T\u00fcrkiye, Italy and France. Most of his 11 prior appointments did not reach 50 games or extend into a second calendar year, though he has experience taking jobs midseason and produced positive initial results, notably securing Champions League qualification for Juventus in 2024\u201325. His connection to Tottenham includes working with Fabio Paratici at Juventus in 2020\u201321 when he was assistant to Andrea Pirlo.<\/p>\n
Some judged a short-term alternative such as Sean Dyche might have had merit, while the interim route also preserves the possibility of a longer-term appointment in the summer, including a return for Mauricio Pochettino at considerable cost of almost \u00a322 million ($30 million).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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