Igor Tudor stated he knew about the expectation that Tottenham would win the North London derby at home against Arsenal, and would do everything in his power to deliver victory. Unfortunately, Sunday’s city derby was about so much more than prestige. The 1-4 overrun to Arsenal was a very expensive loss for Tottenham. When there are 12 games left in the Premier League season and you are fighting for survival in the top division, then three points lost was the worst.
Tudor is known for coming in as a “firefighter”, where he does not come in as a coach to make new friends, he is supposed to give the club victories. In his first meeting with the Tottenham supporters, there were hardly any new friends in the stands, but neither were there any points or hopes of the “Tudor effect”. At his first pre-match press conference, Tudor came out strongly and gave his “100 percent guarantee that Tottenham will not be relegated”. On Sunday, Tottenham moved one point closer to relegation, now four points above the line.
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After the game, Tudor’s position report at Tottenham after the pre-football draw against Arsenal at home.
“Now I know the truth. I saw the truth. It’s not cool, but it’s like that, like that. But I am steadfastly confident. I think that you good players have bad habits. No one can say that we don’t have quality, but we have to change something mentally. We have to be ready from the first minute, and we also have to have the physique to do it. If you are going to be physical, you should work hard. Otherwise, you will have a problem. There were too many players who had it,” he told Sky Sports.
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We love Tottenham, but after the sacking of Thomas Frank, the hiring of Igor Tudor with no Premier League experience, the 1-4 loss to their city rivals, Tudor’s analysis and not “my players are good” but “they are good players”, we are left with the feeling for the first time that Tottenham can actually be relegated.
