The Tottenham rot was started last summer by the decision of Daniel Levy and the board to sack Ange Postecoglou even after the Australian had won the Europa League
The only thing more bizarre than the Igor Tudor appointment is the fact that he is still at Tottenham Hotspur. To parachute in a coach for his 12th job in 11 years - a coach with a long but unimpressive CV and with no experience of English club football - at a watershed moment of Spurs’ Premier League season was an unfathomable decision.
That this surreal cameo has lasted four matches, and looks like being extended, is even more unfathomable. If there was one inescapable conclusion to be taken from the defeat in Madrid, it was that whoever is out there as a possible replacement cannot do any worse than the Croatian.
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Yes, it has been that disastrous. And the disaster began when Daniel Levy sacked Ange Postecoglou, simple as that.
Revisionism? Quite possibly. But this was a manager who had just won a major trophy. This was a manager who had not lost the confidence and trust of the players.
This was a manager who was not disliked by a majority of the fanbase. Yes, the bottom three were dreadful but Postecoglou’s Spurs had 34 points after 29 games last season and, at this stage, had long been safe.
Tudor’s Spurs have 29 points from 29 games and it will be 29 points from 30 games after the visit to Anfield. Postecoglou’s win percentage as Tottenham manager was 46.5 percent - not spectacular but not overly shabby.
Levy, of course, is no longer involved in the decision-making processes at Spurs but Vina Venkatesham is. And the chief executive had this to say when appointing Frank.
“We defined ten characteristics that we think are important to be a successful manager at Tottenham Hotspur. We analysed in real detail, though our technical staff, more than 30 candidates.”
Did they do the same when they knew they were going to get rid of Frank? It does not look like they had a clue what they were going to do, quite frankly.
Surely a good technical staff would identify a coach - even an interim one - who could at least implement some defensive organisation. Under Tudor, they have scored five and conceded 14. Surely a good chief executive would realise that motivation will play a part in what is now a Premier League relegation battle.
When ex-professionals were queuing up to suggest Harry Redknapp should step in after Frank was sacked, I thought the idea was laughable. Love Harry but he was about to turn 79.
And then I spent a bit of time with Redknapp at Ben Pauling’s stables, where The Jukebox Man has been prepared for his crack at Friday’s Cheltenham Gold Cup. And, seriously, I came away KNOWING Harry would do a better job than Tudor is doing.
The Jukebox Man has got a good chance of giving Redknapp a memorable day but the chances of him being given a memorable return to Spurs are slim and none. But he would still be a better bet than Tudor.