There’s been absolutely zero encouraging signs during Igor Tudor’s ill-fated tenure as Tottenham Hotspur boss - it’s been an unmitigated disaster. The 47-year-old was installed as interim boss after Thomas Frank’s dismissal with the clear task of halting Spurs’ freefall but it has arguably got even worse. Atlético Madrid raced to a four-goal lead in the first half of the Champions League last-16 tie in midweek with Spurs effectively out as they trail 5-2 ahead of the return leg next week.
Tudor received significant criticism for his ruthless decision to hook Antonín Kinský after just 17 minutes with growing calls for the Croatian to be sacked. It’s been reported by reputable outlets that the Tottenham players have no faith in Tudor and his position feels increasingly untenable after just four games. The former Juventus boss has lost every game, conceding 14 goals and scoring just five. Tottenham’s current losing run of six consecutive games is the longest in their illustrious history but how does that rank amongst the Premier League ‘Big Six’ clubs.
The longest losing runs amongst Premier League clubs
We’ve analysed the results of Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham since 2000 to ascertain the record. And Tottenham’s current run of six consecutive defeats is the joint longest losing streak this century from the ‘Big Six’ club. Chelsea and Manchester City have also lost six consecutive games this century across all competitions but Tottenham will hold the outright unwanted record, if they lost, as expected, against Liverpool this weekend.
Chelsea lost six consecutive Premier League games between March and April 2023 under the guidance of Frank Lampard. City’s six game losing run was during March and April of the 2006 season under Stuart Pearce and that was before the Abu Dhabi Group’s investment when they weren’t truly a big club. Man City and Tottenham have also embarked on five game losing runs, while Arsenal, Liverpool and Man United’s longest is four games.