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Cameron Smith

Tue 24 March 2026 16:00, UK

Igor Tudor is on the verge of losing his job at Tottenham Hotspur after a horrendous spell in charge.

The Croatian arrived in North London last month with one task: steer Spurs to safety.

However, he remains winless across all five of his Premier League matches at the helm, while the recent 3-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest leaves the Lilywhites hovering above the drop zone.

Tottenham finished 17th last term following a poor domestic season under Ange Postecoglou, who would lose his job over the summer despite guiding his side to a Europa League triumph.

Thomas Frank replaced him, before he himself lost his job in February. With another man set to lose his job, Tottenham Hotspur News takes a look at Postecoglou’s record compared to that of Tudor.

Ange Postecoglou compared with Igor Tudor

Postecoglou arrived in North London back in 2023, before his style of play won over fans immediately, with Spurs playing the sort of front-footed football supporters dream of at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

His side would miss out on the Champions League that term, before the dismal run began. Though he backed up his promise of silverware by delivering the Europa League last May, cementing his Lilywhites legacy.

While the sample sizes are naturally completely different, given Tudor’s lack of time at the helm, the numbers are there to see – his record in charge is simply not good enough for a club of Tottenham’s size.

This is further exacerbated when his one win in charge is looked at, given the fact that the 3-2 win against Atletico Madrid turned into a result and performance that ultimately meant nothing, with Spurs resorting back to their old ways just days after against Forest.

From day one at the club, Postecoglou looked to inspire, and not once did he seem to lose the trust of his players.

Tottenham’s players do deserve a lot of the blame, given how quickly many were willing to simply not take to Tudor. However, the Croatian has to go sooner rather than later, or the Lilywhites will sleepwalk to the Championship.

Problems at Tottenham are much bigger than the man in the dugout

While the obvious criticisms around the club’s recruitment, spending and overall lack of direction ring true, the simple fact of the matter is that the players on the pitch have to take some responsibility.

Since the inception of the Premier League, Tottenham have played the role of nearly men. Even at their most recent peak under Mauricio Pochettino, the Lilywhites’ inability to get over the line and lift silverware sparked humorous reactions across the nation.

Now, Spurs sit just outside the relegation zone – something that simply should not be the case.

Tottenham have left themselves short in the transfer market; that is obvious. 

But for players who will likely be hoping for moves away at the end of the season, they are hardly doing themselves any favours with their current performances, in terms of both quality and mentality.

Tudor was brought to the club having gained a firefighter reputation across different jobs, but this current Spurs squad has proven exceptionally difficult to turn back around, while certain individuals have disgraced themselves by not taking to his ideas from minute one.

The squad will likely have seen the back of a third manager in the space of a year, and everyone involved needs to take a long, hard look at themselves if they are to go on and survive.