Here’s when Igor Tudor will meet Tottenham squad, plus everything we know about Mauricio Pochettino summer move
Igor Tudor will introduce himself to the Tottenham players for the first time on Monday.
According to a report in the print edition of The Sun on Saturday, Tudor will meet the Tottenham squad for the first time at the start of next week.
However, the report also states that because Tudor’s contract is only until the end of the season, there remains a possibility that Mauricio Pochettino returns as Spurs boss this summer.
Pochettino won’t be available until after his contract expires as USA manager after the World Cup though, meaning Tottenham wouldn’t be able to appoint him as soon as the 2025-26 season ends.
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Why have Tottenham appointed Igor Tudor?
With no permanent option in Tudor’s contract to become the Tottenham manager on a permanent basis, the 47-year-old is very much coming in to be a firefighter at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
As such, news of his imminent arrival has received a mixed reception among Spurs fans, with some unsure of the strategy behind the deal and whether Tudor himself is the right candidate.
Having only been in charge of Juventus for seven months between March and October last year, the Croatian is building a reputation for not staying in one job for a particularly long time.
Indeed, he was only with Lazio for a matter of months in 2024, spent one year with Marseille between 2022 and 2023 and under 12 months with Hellas Verona from 2021-2022 respectively.
As detailed in the above graphic from Sofascore, Tudor was only given 24 games as Juve boss too, with his 42 per cent win rate evidently not good enough for the Italian giants.
So, that all begs the question, why him? Well, according to the aforementioned report from The Sun, Tottenham chiefs only ever wanted a caretaker to be put in place following Thomas Frank’s sacking.
On top of that, the former Juventus manager did win six of his 11 games in charge of Lazio when drafted into perform a similar role there that he’ll be tasked with in N17, so he has proven he can get results fast.
Tudor’s tactical approach could give Tottenham chance of instant results
The Croat is known for his aggressive, high-intensity and high-pressing system, that puts a huge emphasis on winning the ball and causing turnovers as close to the opposition goal as possible.
In order to perform this successfully, that requires a team full of athletic, stamina-filled players that can maintain the energy levels required from them, and Spurs do have a largely young squad that should be able to meet those demands.
Tudor routinely deploys a 3-4-2-1 formation too, with wing-backs being a big part of his tactical approach.
As such, that could suit players like Djed Spence, Pedro Porro, Destiny Udogie and Souza down to the ground, as they all have a profile that suggests they could be better players in that position.
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