Tottenham Hotspur have appointed Igor Tudor as their manager until the end of the season.
He is expected to get the team back on track and deliver positive results in the coming weeks. They have had a disappointing season so far, and they are 16th in the league table. Thomas Frank was sacked after a series of disappointing results, and it remains to be seen whether Tudor can hit the ground running in the Premier League.
Igor Tudor impresses with first words
The newly appointed Tottenham manager has already shown a stark contrast with Frank in terms of mentality. When Thomas Frank arrived, he promised the fans they would lose matches, so expectations had to be managed. On the other hand, Tudor has declared that he is here to win matches and not to draw or lose.
“We want to win,” Tudor stated (via CaughtOffside). “You can’t go out there aiming for a draw. We take the field to win; you don’t prepare matches to draw. My focus is clear: to bring greater consistency to our performances and compete with conviction in every match.”
Can Tudor turn it around?
The stark contrast in mentality already shows that he is a better option for Tottenham compared to Frank. A club of their stature should be pushing for trophies and looking to win games. Instead, Frank’s defeatist mentality showed that he was never really a good fit for the north London club.
However, it is easier said than done. It will be interesting to see if Tudor can get the best out of his players over the next few months. Tottenham will be aiming to finish in a respectable position in the league table. If he manages to impress over the next few months, he might be able to land the job permanently.
Regardless, his comments will certainly excite the Tottenham fans, and it remains to be seen whether he can deliver now.