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Samuel Fabre

Sun 22 March 2026 17:00, UK

Robbie Keane is among the favourites to become Tottenham Hotspur‘s new head coach as Igor Tudor’s spell has just gone from bad to worse.

With the fans optimistic that their side could beat relegation rivals Nottingham Forest to ease their concerns at the bottom of the table, what preceded was extraordinary.

Tottenham lost 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest on Sunday to leave them 17th in the Premier League and one point adrift of the drop zone, and Tudor is still winless in the top flight.

It was a hugely damaging result, with boos ringing out around the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at full-time as Spurs edge closer to Premier League relegation.

With Tudor now under immense pressure, Keane could be among Harry Redknapp and Tim Sherwood to take charge of Spurs until the end of the campaign.

Robbie Keane undoubtedly the favourite to replace Igor Tudor

Keane is currently excelling at Hungarian side Ferencvaros and has them second in the league after 25 matches.

He started his managerial career at Indian side ATK before moving to Maccabi Tel Aviv for the 2023-24 season and winning the league.

The 45-year-old then backed that up with another top-flight title win in May 2025 for Ferencvaros, and he is slowly building up his experience in different parts of the world before taking a big job.

Having spent the majority of his playing career at Tottenham, Keane is someone who truly understands what supporters expect from their team.

Spurs fans would have affection towards their former striker, and there would be less pressure on him to bring instant success to N17.

And it’s safe to say that he would have a lot more support than Tudor currently does.

Could Harry Redknapp make an unexpected return to Tottenham?

Someone who would certainly provide stability is Redknapp, after previously spending four years with Spurs between 2008 and 2012.

He has previously admitted that if asked by the club, he would happily step in and aim to steer the club away from the relegation zone.

However, at the age of 79, there are question marks over his methods, given the fact that he’s spent so long out of the game.

Redknapp’s last job in management was in 2017 with Birmingham City, and although it would be an unorthodox appointment, it would definitely galvanise the Tottenham fans.

What you can’t question is his loyalty to Spurs, and perhaps the same can be said about Sherwood.

Tim Sherwood would be a left-field pick for Tottenham

Sherwood finished the 2013-14 season as the interim manager of Spurs following the departure of Andre Villas-Boas.

He achieved a sixth-placed Premier League finish with a total of 69 league points.

Sherwood was sacked by Daniel Levy in May 2014, and his only other managerial experience came at Aston Villa in 2015.

Spurs need someone who can galvanise the dressing room, yet there’s no way the 57-year-old has the track record to improve the mood around N17.

It would seem improbable for him to step in with just seven games left of the season, although given how Tottenham’s board have panicked with their decisions in recent months, Sherwood’s return is certainly a possibility.