Tottenham correspondent Alasdair Gold has confirmed that Igor Tudor will lead Friday’s pre-match press convention, suggesting the caretaker supervisor will stay within the dugout through the necessary journey to Anfield.
The information comes on the heels of a humiliating 5-2 defeat to Atletico Madrid within the Champions League, a outcome that left followers and pundits questioning Tudor’s suitability to forestall a historic relegation.
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Gold broke the information of the membership’s resolution to X. “Spurs have confirmed that Igor Tudor will give a press convention at 1.30pm on Friday forward of the sport in opposition to Liverpool.”
Igor Tudor anticipated to stay in cost in opposition to Liverpool
Regardless of protests after the Madrid catastrophe, Tottenham bosses seem like sticking with Tudor for not less than another recreation.
The 47-year-old’s brief tenure was an absolute nightmare. Since changing Thomas Frank 25 days in the past, he has misplaced all 4 video games he has been in command of, conceding a staggering 14 objectives within the course of.
The loss at Metropolitano was particularly painful. Tudor made the controversial resolution to take away first-choice goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario and substitute him with Antonin Kinski, however made two large errors in simply 17 minutes that pressured him to pull the 22-year-old out.
Coach Tudor claimed the transfer was taken to guard the younger keeper, however tactical confusion has reportedly left gamers unconvinced by his management.
Spurs may nonetheless sack Tudor amid severe relegation menace
Though he’s scheduled to look earlier than the media on Friday, Tudor’s place stays extremely precarious.
Tottenham at the moment sit in sixteenth place, one level out of the relegation zone. With rivals like Nottingham Forest and Wolves beginning to rack up factors, the once-unthinkable prospect of Championship soccer for the primary time since 1977 has grow to be a grim actuality.
| match | venue | outcome |
|---|---|---|
| vs arsenal | home | Loss 1–4 |
| vs fulham | away | Misplaced 2-1 |
| vs Crystal Palace | home | Loss 1–3 |
| atlético madrid | away | misplaced 5-2 |
Igor Tudor winless since taking interim function at Tottenham
The board, led by govt Vinay Venkatesham, is reportedly underneath intense stress to take motion earlier than the upcoming worldwide break.
If Spurs undergo one other heavy defeat in opposition to Liverpool, who’re chasing a top-four spot, the membership could also be pressured to rent a second supervisor this 12 months.
Not too long ago sacked Sean Dyche and former Brighton supervisor Roberto De Zerbi stay excessive on the record of potential survivors ought to Tudor be sacked.
