Can Igor Tudor save Tottenham from relegation?

Igor Tudor's appointment at Tottenham was the managerial move nobody saw coming. After Thomas Frank's dismissal, the UK's leading bookmakers listed expected frontrunners to replace him, yet Tudor's name did not feature — he was described as a non-runner. In Italy Tudor earned a reputation as a 'ferryman', steadying struggling sides.

He twice saved Udinese from relegation, took winless Verona from 19th to ninth between September 2021 and May 2022, helped Lazio secure a Europa League spot in 2024, and steered Juventus back into the Champions League by taking 18 points from his nine games at the end of 2024-25.

He accomplished that largely by raising intensity, adding verticality and putting players in positions they preferred; Fabio Capello summed it up as common sense and practicality. Tudor's later spell at Juventus was more turbulent. The club extended him into 2025-26 but sacked him on October 27 after eight games without a win, the club's worst winless run since May 2009.

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