Tottenham Hotspur have been sucked into a relegation battle, and Igor Tudor has been tasked with keeping them in the Premier League
Wayne Rooney and Gary Neville have disagreed on what Tottenham Hotspur need to do to avoid relegation from the Premier League. The Lilywhites could fall into the bottom three this weekend if West Ham and Nottingham Forest enjoy wins over Manchester City and Fulham, respectively, and they fail to beat Liverpool.
Speaking on The Overlap, Rooney pointed the finger at the players, describing their performances and attitude as an 'absolute disgrace'. The Manchester United legend suggested that the squad need someone like Roy Keane to 'batter' and 'put fear' into them.
Rooney said: "'Those players need to look at themselves, I think they have been an absolute disgrace, I do. The performances, the attitude, the lack of desire, the lack of fight, the lack of anything in them.
"I was watching the Palace game last week, and I really felt sorry for Tottenham fans. They are not even angry anymore, they are disappointed and sad.
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"Them players need to look at themselves; this is a disgrace," added Rooney. "I think they need someone to go in, like Roy, and batter them. They need some fear put into them."
Neville disagreed, claiming that Igor Tudor has already tried to take a similar approach. The Croatian will be hoping to pick up his first win as interim head coach when Spurs lock horns with Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday afternoon.
"I'm not sure, I am not sure they'll respond to that at all," replied the Manchester United legend. "Those players don't give two f**** about being shouted at.
"Tudor, I think, has given them a bit of a hard time in the public, and I don't think they have liked that at all. He has tried to go in and be a bit harder, more regimented and disciplined, it is not working; they are rejecting him.
"They will need someone to go in who has got more of a man-management ability."
Ian Wright agreed that Tudor is not the right man for the job. The Arsenal legend said: "You don’t want to see anybody get sacked but, when you see somebody who’s blatantly out of their depth, it’s uncomfortable.
"For him to make that decision, for that poor goalkeeper, for him to go into a game like that at a club like that to start, I don’t know what he’s seen in training. For me, Vicario is the number one, he plays in that game.
"You do that in another game for him because now, look at this guy Kinsky. That’s the biggest nightmare since the Liverpool goalkeeper."