Igor Tudor is expected to remain Tottenham head coach for Sunday’s trip to Liverpool despite calls for his sacking – holding pre-match media duties on Friday.
Tudor is facing major doubts over his position at Tottenham after just four games in charge, having lost all four of those including a 5-2 defeat to Atletico Madrid.
But he is likely to keep his job at least for the clash with Liverpool this weekend, having held a pre-match press conference on Friday.
The 47-year-old addressed the media at Tottenham‘s Hotspur Way training ground with his confidence in charge one of the main points of contention.
Tudor has been widely criticised for his approach since taking a short-term role in the Tottenham dugout following Thomas Frank’s dismissal a month ago.
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His decision to start inexperienced goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky against Atletico was seen as particularly bizarre, with the 23-year-old then substituted after 18 minutes having conceded three goals.
According to the Telegraph‘s Matt Law, the events in Madrid led a source to explain: “There is hardly anybody, if anybody at all, in that dressing room who has any faith in him.”
A number of players have been used out of position while Tottenham have already used 3-5-2, 4-4-2 and 3-4-3 formations across Tudor’s four games in charge.
That has left the squad “confused, frustrated and feeling disconnected,” while they were “surprised that Tudor did not console Kinsky when he trudged off the pitch in Madrid after being replaced by [Guglielmo] Vicario.”
“Tudor’s communication, in private and public, has been a source of discontent,” the report continues.
“In training, he is said to have adopted a loud, aggressive style from day one, while in public he has repeatedly made his dissatisfaction clear.”
The media appear to have already made their minds up over Tudor, including Gary Neville who described his short spell in charge as a “car crash.”
“If you’re going to make another change, that for me needs to be today or tomorrow, because you don’t wait,” he said on the Stick to Football podcast.
With Tudor almost certain to be in charge when Tottenham face Liverpool at Anfield, the expectation now is that he will be relieved of his duties after a game his side are widely expected to lose.