Fresh calls for former Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp to return have been made as Igor Tudor struggles to reverse Spurs' fortunes
Jamie O'Hara has sent a desperate message for Harry Redknapp to replace Igor Tudor as Tottenham Hotspur head coach following the 5-2 defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.
Spurs endured a difficult evening in the Spanish capital as former Manchester City forward Julian Alvarez netted a double and the visitors' goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky was brought off 17 minutes into his Champions League debut. Diego Simeone's side will travel to north London with a three-goal cushion looking to secure their place in the quarter-finals.
For Igor Tudor, it was a fourth successive defeat as caretaker manager with their problems worsening. Pressure continues to mount on the Croatian after his difficult start, which was compounded against Crystal Palace last weekend.
With the threat of relegation from the English top-flight ominously looming, the Tottenham hierarchy are facing increasing demands for a second change of management in the dugout since the beginning of the season.
O'Hara has made a plea to iconic former boss Redknapp, who hasn't been in the dugout since 2018, despite the 79-year-old preparing for the Cheltenham Festival, the horse-racing jumps event which started on Tuesday.
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Speaking on talkSPORT with former Spurs player Jason Cundy, O'Hara said: “Stop talking about the Gold Cup! Tottenham is bigger than the Gold Cup, Jase.
"Harry Redknapp would bin off the Gold Cup to come and manage Spurs. Come and manage Spurs. They need to get someone in, they need someone in so quick.
"You need someone who knows a formation and will stick to it. He's played four different teams and four different formations, how can he take over a club of this magnitude? He hasn't got a clue."
O'Hara added: "He has not got a clue what he’s doing, he’s a rabbit in the headlights. He has no idea how to get a tune out of any of these players. These players are not performing, I get it, but they are not this bad."
Redknapp's horse The Jukebox Man is fancied for Friday's coveted Gold Cup. The former manager will also feature on ITV's I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! South Africa edition, which was pre-recorded following filming in 2025 and is set to air on Monday, April 6 before a live grand final in London.
The former Spurs boss directly acknowledged links over a potential return previously but poured cold water on speculation. He said: "Of course. I'd have to, wouldn't I?
"But it's not going to happen. I can't see it happening. I'll be at Cheltenham on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday."
Spurs travel to Liverpool, who suffered a 1-0 defeat at Galatasaray in their Champions League first-leg, on Sunday (4.30pm kick-off). But they will have to do without Micky van de Ven, who was shown a straight red card for denying a goalscoring opportunity against Palace.
"Strange game. We give them three goals. We restarted good but then the problems kill us," Tudor said after the defeat to Atleti.
"Very, very strange, very unusual. It took our confidence.
“We apologise to the fans who were here today, to everyone. They had a difficult moment.
“Everything looked like it was going wrong, every small mistake we pay, even the situation at the end, two players out. Everything is going against us.”