Tottenham icon opens door to shock return - 'Who wouldn't want the job'
Tottenham are falling down the Premier League table, winless in 11, but former player Jurgen Klinsmann still sees it as an attraction job amid talk of another managerial change
Jurgen Klinsmann has opened the door to a Tottenham return as he talked up the manager's job and believes the person in charge needs an emotional connection to the club.
The German played 68 matches for Spurs, scoring 38 goals in his two spells in north London and remains well-loved by the fanbase. Morale at Tottenham is at an all-time low with the club facing the genuine possibility of relegation to the Championship.
They are already on their second manager of the season after Igor Tudor replaced Thomas Frank, but after only four games at the helm questions are being asked of the Croatian, who is yet to avoid defeat. A third man could yet grace the dugout this season - and Klinsmann still sees it as an attractive job.
Tottenham are one point above the bottom three with fan discontent at an all-time high. Supporters walked out at half-time in a recent home game and Klinsmann insists they need to find more fight if they want to remain in the Premier League.
He said on ESPN: "Who wouldn't want the job, it is Tottenham. Whoever you choose, you need a person who can connect to everyone emotionally, that knows the club, that feels the club, that feels the people. Because, to get out of this mess, they need to develop a fighting spirit, a really nasty, ugly, fighting spirit and that goes only over the emotions.
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"So you don't need to have to bring in the mastermind of tactical stuff or whatever, you need to have somebody who gets everybody onboard and go and get these games done in a positive way and get everybody behind the fact that they are in danger of going down to the Championship."
Tottenham have been Premier League ever presents, but that record is under serious threat. Their next game sees them face Liverpool - defeat would extend their winless run to 12 games. After that they will face a titanic clash with Nottingham Forest, which could have a huge bearing on who goes down.
A number of previous Tottenham figures have been linked with a possible return, should the hierarchy chose to sack Tudor. Harry Redknapp has ruled himself out whilst there has been talk of ex-captain Tim Sherwood also making a return.
Robbie Keane is currently plying his trade at Ferencvaros in Hungary - he's another man to be linked with the Tottenham gig. Klinsmann has inadvertently put his name into the mix with his comments. He hasn't held a job since 2004, when his 18-game stint in charge of South Korea came to an end.