Tottenham find themselves firmly in a relegation battle after losing 2-1 at home to Crystal Palace, leading fans to call for Igor Tudor's sacking after only three games in charge
Beleaguered Igor Tudor has refused to confirmed whether he'll be in charge for Tottenham's next game. Croatian boss Tudor has lost all three of his games in charge of Spurs, who are in the thick of a relegation battle.
Thursday's damning 3-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace has left Spurs just one point above the relegation zone with nine matches left to avoid the drop. Tudor was in a spiky mood post-match and when asked if he'd be in the dugout for Tottenham's Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid next Tuesday, the former Juventus manager gave a two-word response.
"No comment," Tudor told TNT Sports. The 47-year-old then refused to entertain any questions about his hot-button future, saying: "I don't think in that direction, I have a job to do, that's all."
Tudor added: "We need to stop speaking about pressure. This is not a topic to speak about."
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Despite the loss, with Spurs having taken the lead before a first-half collapse, Tudor feels more confident about survival than prior to the clash. "It sounds strange, but I believe more after this game than I believed before," he explained.
"I saw something; some energy, some passion. I need to choose the right guys because the boat is going in the direction I want it to go and needs to go and who is in the boat can stay. Otherwise, they can leave the boat.
"So when the other players will come back and choosing the right players I am sure we will have a good team and the victories will come. It is not easy to accept the moment where we are now but it is how it is. It's about believing and growing. There are still nine games to play."
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Tottenham's next domestic game is away to Liverpool on Sunday, March 15. They'll then play the return leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie before a massive home game against Nottingham Forest, the team directly below them.
Tudor might not make that far, though, as he's facing calls for the sack less than three weeks after taking the job. Spurs are on a row run of five consecutive defeats and their last victory in the Premier League came in December under Thomas Frank.