Harry Redknapp has outlined a baffling selection when discussing the managerial job at Tottenham Hotspur.
Spurs fell to a 5-2 defeat against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, all but bringing an end to their Champions League campaign alongside their ongoing Premier League relegation fight.
Igor Tudor was brought in to replace Thomas Frank last month, but has since overseen four straight defeats at the helm.
The Croatian is facing sack threats already, and former boss Redknapp has given his thoughts on the matter. His selection, though, will be baffling for supporters.
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Harry Redknapp speaks out on who should replace Igor Tudor
Redknapp took charge of Tottenham in 2008, laying the foundations for what would become an exciting period following his departure in 2012.
Speaking to talkSPORT on Thursday regarding the ongoing crisis at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the 79-year-old outlined his selection for an interim job, should Tudor get the axe in the coming weeks.
“It’s such a short-term job for someone. Someone needs to go in there and just give the place a lift,” he said.
“Tim Sherwood would be a good shout,” Redknapp added. “I think someone like Sherwood or Glenn Hoddle. I’d do it for sure.”
Sherwood has been out of management since 2015, following a stint at Aston Villa.
The 57-year-old took charge of Spurs in December 2013, until the end of the 2013-14 season, though his roles at the two respective clubs remain the only managerial positions of his career.
Sherwood, like Redknapp, knows and cares for the club, but the ongoing situation in North London is not just due to who is in the dugout.
If one of the aforementioned characters were to be put in place, nothing says that the players would respond adequately, just as they simply have not taken to Tudor over the course of the last month.
Past examples highlight Tottenham’s shortcomings
Tudor is simply the latest on a fast-moving managerial conveyor belt at Tottenham. And while he does not go without blame for his four matches in charge, the issues are much higher than the dugout.
Since the departure of Mauricio Pochettino in 2019, top-class managers have been and gone.
Antonio Conte delivered his passionate rants, while the great Jose Mourinho was unable to get the club firing on all cylinders.
Nuno Espirito Santo, Ange Postecoglou and Thomas Frank followed, and failed – relatively speaking in Ange’s case – despite having success elsewhere.
This has led to the current situation, with the Lilywhites battling for their survival – something that would have been inconceivable when Mourinho replaced the popular Pochettino six and a half years ago.
The current squad is an amalgamation of different coaches ideas, all of whom deploy drastically different styles of play, while the mentality issues continue to be highlighted among the on-pitch personnel.
Should Tottenham survive this season, the club is in desperate need of a complete reset, from top to bottom, or the risk is there of this current crisis becoming the norm.