Tottenham have appointed former Marseille and Juventus boss Igor Tudor on an interim basis until the end of the season, so it is worth knowing a little more about the Croatian.
Tottenham decide on Igor Tudor as summer managerial plan made
Tudor arrives as a stop-gap appointment at Spurs until June, when Fabrizio Romano has revealed that the likes of Mauricio Pochettino and Roberto De Zerbi will be the two main contenders for the Lilywhites hot seat.
However, until that point, it is Tudor who will desperately try to salvage something from this dismal Tottenham campaign.
The 47-year-old brings firefighting credentials to Tottenham, yet his managerial CV screams short-term specialist rather than long-term visionary.
Tudor earned 55 caps during his playing days, spending most of his career at Juventus where he won multiple trophies as a hard-tackling, physically imposing defender capable of operating anywhere across the backline.
Ankle problems forced retirement in 2008 when he was only 30-years-old, with the Croatian soon turning his attention to management.
His coaching journey began at boyhood club Hajduk Split, winning the 2012/13 Croatian Cup before embarking on a nomadic managerial existence spanning nine clubs across multiple countries.
The pattern remains consistent - impressive short-term impact, quick exits, never staying beyond 48 matches anywhere except his first Hajduk stint.
Spells in Turkey at Karabukspor and Galatasaray delivered 56 per cent win rates before a four-game Udinese rescue job kept them from Serie B relegation in 2018.
Andrea Pirlo recruited Tudor as Juventus assistant in 2020, learning Italian football's tactical intricacies.
His breakthrough arrived managing Hellas Verona in 2021/22, transforming their fortunes spectacularly before departing by mutual consent.
Marseille followed in July 2022, but lasted just one season delivering Champions League football before resigning after just 12 months.
Tudor's real firefighting expertise emerged just recently.
He inherited fifth-placed Juventus from Thiago Motta following a disastrous February which saw exits from both the Champions League and Coppa Italia.
Losing just one from 11 matches, he secured fourth place and Champions League qualification, earning a subsequent two-year contract.
However, Juventus sacked him four months later after results collapsed.
He pulled that trick at Lazio in March 2024 too, after replacing Maurizio Sarri following five defeats in six. Tudor won five from nine, securing seventh and Europa League qualification before resigning after three months.
His most recent Juventus return in March 2025 ended badly, sacked in October following an eight-match winless streak.
Spurs desperately need his short-term magic to avoid a relegation nightmare, but whether Tudor's volatile history suits Tottenham's crisis remains the billion-dollar question.
What Tottenham players might not like about Tudor after 'interesting' claim
Now, Times reporter Tom Allnutt has shared some tactical insight into Tudor.
The journalist says that he actually adopts a 'front-footed', aggressive way of playing, which may please large sections of Tottenham supporters, but the players might not like another key aspect of his approach.
Allnutt also says that he is very specific and demanding tactically, and Tudor isn't a 'go out and enjoy it lads' kind of manager.
Given Tottenham's squad have helped the club to be in this mess near the bottom of the Premier League table, it is imperative that each and every star lays their bodies on the line from now until May.
The north Londoners aren't just playing for survival, but are through to the Champions League last 16.
If Tudor does the unthinkable in Europe, the journeyman tactician would undoubtedly cement his name into club folklore, so the stage could even be set for a trial period from his perspective.