Things could not have gone much worse for Igor Tudor in his first game as interim Tottenham Hotspur head coach and his comments after the defeat to Arsenal have gone viral.
Up against Spurs' fierce north London rivals, it was probably the most difficult game he could have encountered in his opening match, given the perilous situation Spurs find themselves in and Arsenal's position at the top of the Premier League table.
And after a solid enough opening 45 minutes, in which Arsenal had all the possession but went into the break at 1-1 after Randal Kolo Muani found the back of the net with Tottenham's only touch in the visitors' box to cancel out Eberechi Eze's opener, everything went pear-shaped in the second period.
Different Tottenham Manager, Same Problems
Viktor Gyokeres scored twice, with Eze netting another to round off a 4-1 win - the exact same scoreline the Gunners won by in the reverse fixture at the Emirates Stadium in November.
It was a case of new manager but same old problems for the Spurs supporters, who are staring down the barrel of the real possibility of the unthinkable relegation to the Championship.
The mood inside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium prior to kick-off was electric, with the fans getting behind the new coach and the team for a new start. By the final whistle, there were less than 25% of the home supporters left inside the ground following a bruising defeat.
The Tottenham job is often seen as a bit of a poisoned chalice for coaches and just one week into the role, it looks like it has already taken its toll on Tudor.
His interview after the match has gone viral, with the Croatian questioning all of the players at the club and admitting that Spurs need to alter their bad habits.
Tottenham Players Have To Face The Music Under Igor Tudor
Speaking in his press conference, he said: "The goal of this club? Where is the goal of this club? Where is the goal of this team? Where is the goal of this coach and these players and all the staff?
"To become serious, not just the group of 20 players and the medicine is you look in the mirror, each of us look in the mirror and you really try to change the habits."
Defeat to their north London rivals was Spurs' eighth at home this season - only bottom club Wolves have lost more at their home ground than Spurs. It leaves the Lilywhites 16th in the Premier League table and only four points off the bottom three.
If Tudor was not aware of the scale of the job on his hands before he arrived, he certainly will be now.
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