Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher has called for Tottenham to part ways with Igor Tudor after Sunday's 3-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest left Spurs 17th and one point above relegation
Jamie Carragher has urged Tottenham to dismiss interim manager Igor Tudor following Sunday's disastrous 3-0 home defeat to fellow relegation candidates Nottingham Forest. The result leaves Spurs languishing in 17th position in the Premier League, sitting just one point clear of the drop zone with seven fixtures remaining.
Tudor's record following six league outings now reads a woeful five losses and one draw. The former Juventus manager was appointed to guide Tottenham to survival after their abysmal winter spell under Thomas Frank, who was dismissed in February following merely eight months at the helm.
However, Tudor, who was absent from his post-match media obligations due to a family bereavement, has failed to reverse the club's fortunes in North London.
Carragher believes that due to the Croatian's failure to heed the downturn, it would be in everyone's best interests to part company during the international break.
The Liverpool legend told Sky Sports: "Unfortunately for him with the situation he finds himself in with his family and the results, I think it would be better if Tottenham parted ways with Tudor and looked to bring in another manager in between now and the end of the season.
"They have to do that now. It just hasn't worked, the manager's tried different things as well; different systems, different styles of play.
"Initially, he came in and was playing man-to-man pressing with a three at the back. He's now changed in the last couple of games to a 4-4-2, very direct football. So he's trying different things and it's just not working.
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"And, as I said, harsh on the manager (if he) loses his job so early in his reign but the whole point and the reason why he got the job is that he has an instant impact, and that has not happened."
When asked about potential replacements for Tudor, Carragher said: "I think someone with an affiliation to the club in terms of trying to get the supporters involved.
"You've gotta think, 'How can we keep this group of players and this club in the Premier League right now? Okay, we need togetherness.'
"That was the first time I've seen it for a while in terms of the scenes outside the stadium (before the match) but they need something like that between now and the end of the season."
Tudor's assistant, Bruno Saltor, took questions at Tottenham's post-match press conference and was asked about Tudor. "It's a personal, family issue and obviously it's a difficult moment for him," Bruno clarified.
"I'm just trying to support the best way we can... I''m going to leave it there because I think, as I said, it's a personal matter."
Should Spurs decide to dismiss Tudor during the international break, it remains to be seen who they will turn to next in the run-in to lead the team away from the relegation zone.