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Tottenham's 5-2 defeat to Atletico Madrid on Tuesday signalled existential doom for the Lilywhites.

Back-up keeper Antonin Kinsky's ignominious substitution in the 16th minute following two terminal mistakes unlocked a depth of despair as yet untapped this season, but after four games at the helm, Igor Tudor has bored more holes in his sinking ship.

His ruthless decision to hook Kinsky has united Spurs fans against him, and after four losses from four for the 'new-manager bounce specialist', rumours are swirling of replacements already.

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Familiar names in the frame for the Tottenham Hotspur job

Survival specialist Sean Dyche is the current favourite to replace Tudor, at 1/2.

The infamous gravel voice was last heard in the Nottingham Forest dugout before Evangelos Marinakis' trigger-happy reputation claimed another victim, but Dyche's reliable reputation at Burnley and Everton remains intact.

USA manager Mauricio Pochettino is intriguingly second in the odds, despite preparing to lead the World Cup hosts into this summer's highly anticipated tournament across the pond.

His five years in North London from 2014 to 2019 were the most successful in the club's modern history, and Spurs' higher-ups will undoubtedly be desperate to recreate his consistent Champions League qualification.

At odds of 5/1 is Harry Redknapp. He managed the club from 2008 to 2012, but his last managerial role was for Birmingham City in 2017.

Since then, Redknapp has been a regular at the UK's horse racing circuit, as well as appearing on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

Robert de Zerbi and Robbie Keane are both set at 8/1 odds. Keane's Ferencvaros sit top of the Hungarian top flight, while de Zerbi was sacked by Marseille in January.

Ex-interim boss Ryan Mason rounds out the more likely picks at 10/1.

Many Spurs fans see Mason as a last resort, as his six wins across 13 games in charge failed to spark any inspiration.

But as Spurs sit one point above the relegation zone, few managers will wish to accept the poisoned chalice that Tudor appears to have taken a lethal dose of.

Harry Redknapp expects Igor Tudor's woes will only continue after the interim manager's woeful start to life in North London.

The Tottenham Hotspur boss was appointed until the end of the season following Thomas Frank's dismissal last month.

However, things have only gone from bad to worse under the former Juventus gaffer, who has overseen four straight defeats to Arsenal, Fulham, Crystal Palace and Atletico Madrid.

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Harry Redknapp not expecting Tottenham Hotspur turnaround

Tudor's decision to haul off goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky just 17 minutes into a shambolic display at the Wanda Metropolitano on Tuesday night drew particular criticism of the manager.

Kinsky was followed down the tunnel by teammates after being subbed off for Guglielmo Vicario after Spurs went 3-0 down within the first 15 minutes of the game.

And Speaking to BetVictor ahead of Tottenham's trip to Liverpool on Sunday, Redknapp said: "I’ve never seen anything like what I saw in Madrid the other night. I felt terrible for Kinsky.

"[It's] a disaster from the lad and I really hope he’s got good people around him. This is massive now for Spurs, they can’t afford another heavy loss here because the confidence already seems to be at rock bottom."

Redknapp is not entirely convinced by the Reds either, though, saying: "It's a tough one to predict! Liverpool were, let’s face it, not great in Istanbul. Still, a 1-0 loss in that stadium is never a shocker and I still fancy them to go through.

"At the same time, you don’t know what to expect from them this season. Who saw that defeat at Wolves coming?"

However, Redknapp feels that Arne Slot's side should have enough about them to get the job done against struggling Spurs.

Delivering his prediction, he said: "I’m giving Liverpool the win, 2-0. One to watch – [Florian] Wirtz was a bit hit and miss in Istanbul. Liverpool need more from him in this one."

A Liverpool clean sheet? He really doesn't think Tottenham are much good, does he?

Igor Tudor has enough on his plate at Tottenham without potentially losing two key players for their trip to Liverpool on Sunday afternoon.

A calamitous display away to Atletico Madrid in midweek extended Tudor's record as interim Tottenham Hotspur boss to four straight defeats, and Spurs will now return to trying to move themselves away from a realistic threat of relegation this weekend.

However, Tudor could be without both captain Cristian Romero and midfielder Joao Palhinha at Anfield after they were both injured in the same incident against Atletico.

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What the concussion protocol says about Cristian Romero and Joao Palhinha before Liverpool trip

Palhinha and Romero clashed heads midway through the second half of that 5-2 defeat, with Palhinha getting subbed off after several minutes of treatment on the pitch.

Romero then went off too in injury time having initially played on but then struggling - and both players may now be subject to the FA's concussion protocols, which would rule them out at the weekend and possibly for the reverse leg against Atletico.

The concussion protocol for professional players follows the enhanced care pathway.

It stipulates that players with suspected concussion symptoms must have a rest period of 48 hours followed by a six-day gradual return to training.

All being well, the guidelines are that light exercise is permitted in days three and four, football-specific exercise in days five and six, non-contact training in days seven and eight, and then full-contact training in days nine, 10 and 11.

Any issues that emerge as part of that process would mean that players must be given a longer to recovery

However, a return to match action can be permitted from day seven in 'exceptional criteria' - which would be Tuesday for Palhinha and Romero if they were to recover well enough to qualify.

Spurs travel to Liverpool for a 4:30pm kick-off on Sunday before hosting Atletico on Wednesday night.

Tudor could not be definitive on Tuesday night as to whether or not Romero and Palhinha would need to go through those protocols.

If they are ruled out against Liverpool, the pair would join a growing list of absentees that also includes the suspended Micky van de Ven, who was sent off against Crystal Palace, and long-term absentees like Ben Davies, Mohammed Kudus, Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison.

A former Tottenham forward has launched a furious attack against Igor Tudor’s management while desperately pleading to see the Croatian sacked.

The tweet came after a humiliating beatdown suffered by Spurs in Europe on Tuesday evening - a 5-2 loss to Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie.

Tudor substituted back-up goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky for regular starter Guglielmo Vicario after merely 17 minutes, following two errors leading directly to Atletico goals from the Czech shot-stopper.

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‘The club doesn’t deserve this s**t!',' ex-Tottenham man fumes

Between the two errors from Kinsky, Micky van de Ven also slipped on the pitch’s surface to allow Antoine Griezmann through on goal to score the LaLiga side’s second.

Spurs conceded their fourth goal of the night within five minutes of Vicario's entry, after a goal line scramble saw Robin Le Normand bundle the ball into the net.

The result prompted ex-Tottenham striker Mido to embark on a social media tirade directed towards Igor Tudor, who he branded ‘one of the worst coaches around’.

Mido said: ‘Whoever appointed #Tudor must get the sack [because] I’m sure he never watched #Juventus under him - no tactics, no game plan and [zero] man management.’

The Egyptian, who scored a brace on his Spurs debut against Portsmouth in 2005, was on loan at the club for 18 months, bagging three goals in 11 appearances during the 2004-05 season.

Mido registered 19 goals for the North London club, finishing as Tottenham’s second highest goalscorer in the 2005-06 season before returning to Roma.

‘[Tudor] can’t handle the pressure and can’t deal with the media - [Please] sack him today and not tomorrow! No time for this bulls**t anymore… the club doesn’t deserve this s**t!,’ he wrote.

Igor Tudor, who took over from Thomas Frank as interim manager in early February, has overseen four losses in four games, conceding 14 goals in that time.

The North London side sits in 16th in the Premier League, just one point above the drop zone, with nine games left to play for survival.

Igor Tudor might be the worst manager in Tottenham Hotspur history. He might be. He might not even be the worst that they've appointed this season.

Tottenham and Tudor's temporary trauma bond ranks as potentially the most unsettling month in the club's recent history, and surely an all-time nadir for interimship in the Premier League. It is a maximalist Mason; Stellini on steroids. He has perhaps peaked with a thrashing in the North London Derby; this entire tenure is one long plummet on an upwards escalator with no bump down to earth.

And now, conclusions are being drawn that have never even been pencil-sketched.

Harry Kane is in the conversation for being the greatest striker England has ever produced, for example, but this ungodly 18 months in N17 may have elevated him to a superhuman legacy, given the sheer nuclear nonsense that he must have insulated them from, prior to him getting out for good behaviour in 2023. Diego Simeone is the black widow of the sport's s**thousery, but if he really has watered his own pitch into an ice rink to catch Spurs in a web of their own weaving, it may yet be his piece de resistance in European football. Ange Postecoglou secured a seat on the Lilywhites' Mount Olympus the moment he saw his own reflection in silverware: but perhaps his greatest achievement, true to Mourinhian legend, was qualifying for Europe in the first place with this squad.

And surely, after two years and six promoted teams unable to tread water, we will witness one of the biggest-ever relegations in English football history, with one of three titans teetering.

To survive from this point, you either need vibes or tactics. Nottingham Forest nicked the former, banking on 'Spoons-dwelling Portuguese pintsman Vitor Pereira to split the xG and restore a little good feeling into a souring fanbase. West Ham United have bet on the latter, sticking with Nuno Espirito Santo through the rough and crossing fingers that his flat-pack low block blossoms in the run-in.

Tottenham have gone for neither vibes, not tactics. If it wasn't clear already, it is after last night.

Impressively, Spurs got off to a more distressing start than their last trip to the Metropolitano, in which they conceded an absurd penalty seconds into the biggest game in their history. Tudor's back three returned for another stab, with four changes, a frontline of forwards with little balance or cohesion and, inexplicably, Antonin Kinsky in goal for his first game outside of the League Cup all season. And from there, we all saw what happened, even if we had Newcastle United on instead.

It's not that the Czech gifted two goals to Atletico Madrid in 14 minutes, in a jarring performance reminiscent of Loris Karius: it's more in the scenes that followed. Four Spurs players consoling the 22-year-old down the tunnel. TNT Sports commentator Joe Hart mourning the display as “heartbreaking”. Kinsky himself visibly distraught. And perhaps most damningly to Tudor, Atletico's own fans showing more support to the Spurs keeper than Tudor himself, who blanked Kinsky as he trudged off to meek applause from a contingent of bemused Spaniards.

If Igor Tudor hadn't set fire to his Spurs goodwill with Archie Gray at left-back against Fulham or his meek praise of Arsenal following that 4-1 loss, then he made sure to with a continental headloss. Incredibly, after six hours of insipid football – which have admittedly brought the nation together, with Spurs now event TV – he has now unified Tottenham supporters, too, with that single act, or lack of.

It was perfectly understandable to drop Guglielmo Vicario after a poor run of form, even if drafting in Kinsky to an arena this big felt difficult to explain. The sheer lack of compassion that followed is harder to grasp.

No one quite knew what to expect from the Croatian upon arrival, partly because most of the fallout at Lazio or Juventus came behind closed doors, and partly because the mere mention of the name of a midlevel Serie A stalwart conjures very little these days. Ivan Juric's spell at Southampton did little to mark him out as a memorable Sporcle answer, for example: and despite TNT encouraging us twice a game to tune in on Sunday evening, most English fans are unsure as to which one Sassuolo are from Sampdoria, whether Rafael Leao really exists and what exactly hit Juve for them to go from Claudio Marchisio to Weston McKennie in a little under a decade.

But now we know. Tudor has been so bad that he may have saved Spurs inadvertently, such is the juxtaposition of this car crash. If this stint hadn't been quite so hopeless – culminating in this new low – perhaps he could have feasibly remained tenable in this position.

Not now. Fans are united where once there was discontent and calls for a Sherwood and Redknapp. Spurs' beleaguered post-Levy bosses will restore faith in themselves by relieving Tudor of duties.

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Atletico Madrid will be hoping to compound Tottenham's recent misery as the two sides meet in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Spurs are still clinging onto hopes they can remain a Premier League club this season, while Diego Simeone's men sit comfortably in third place in LaLiga.

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Atletico Madrid will be rubbing their hands together as they prepare to face Tottenham this week in their big Champions League last 16 first leg.

Simeone's side comes into this one off the back of a 3-2 win over Real Sociedad over the weekend, having also recently booked their spot in the final of the Copa del Rey after a two-legged win over Barcelona.

If Atleti can strike early against Igor Tudor's side and further compound their misery, it may be plain sailing, but again, it depends on which version of Los Colchoneros turns up on Tuesday evening.

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Spurs are positioned precariously just above the relegation places in the Premier League, but may see their Champions League endeavours as a chance to reset.

Tudor is still bidding for his first win as Tottenham boss and a huge chance presents itself in Madrid this week, with Dominic Solanke being the first to admit that the dressing room after the defeat to Palace was left with 'a job to do'.

The Lilywhites finished in the top eight of the league phase and their UCL results have been the opposite of their form domestically, winning five of their eight games in the competition so far.

Wilson Odobert (ACL), James Maddison (ACL), Dejan Kulusevski (knee), Ben Davies (ankle), Lucas Bergvall (ankle), Mohammed Kudus (thigh) and Rodrigo Bentancur (thigh) are all still out, while Radu Dragusin missed Thursday's loss v Palace due to a knock and will need a once-over.

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Atletico Madrid 2-2 Spurs

FourFourTwo is predicting a draw between the two sides, with Spurs acting with haste to ensure a response in Europe.

Tottenham Hotspur have been rocked by reports of another star leaving the club.

With the Lilywhites hovering above the drop zone in the Premier League with just nine games of the season to go – and Tottenham now the only side in the top flight to have lost each of their last five league fixtures – the crisis at N17 is deepening.

With Spurs facing the prospect of a financial meltdown in the event of relegation, the playing squad are facing a wage cut of 50 per cent, as per the BBC, with major decisions for several of the biggest stars.

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Tottenham Hotspur star has begun talks to leave

Regardless of whether or not Spurs scrape the drop, FourFourTwo understands that there will likely be major exits this summer, as the club look to re-energise the squad and bring in a new permanent manager.

Club captain Cristian Romero, central defensive partner Micky van de Ven, goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario and full-back pairing Djed Spence and Pedro Porro have all been linked with tentative moves already – with reports now surfacing of another defensive presence engineering a move away from North London.

Turkish outlet Takvim have revealed that Kevin Danso is a target for Besiktas, with the Istanbul outfit having already signed Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Emmanuel Agbadou to their backline in January.

Besiktas have apparently already made contact with Danso now, who is capable of playing on the right, centre or left of a centre-back partnership or trio, with the Black Eagles targeting a place in Europe next term.

After being born in Austria to Ghanaian parents, Danso moved to Milton Keynes at the age of six years old and featured in the MK Dons academy after a brief stint with Reading – before moving to Augsburg as a 16-year-old to develop in the Bundesliga.

The Austrian international spent the lockdown season of 2019/20 back in England at Southampton, but only made six appearances in the league, establishing himself at Lens under Will Still after a move to Ligue 1 in 2021.

Danso was brought to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last January by Ange Postecoglou, initially on loan during an injury crisis that ripped through the camp, eventually signing permanently for the North Londoners for a fee of £21m, as reported by the BBC, after winning the Europa League.

After struggling to establish himself in the Spurs starting XI ahead of Romero and Van de Ven, however – with former manager Thomas Frank preferring to use Danso as the third centre-back in a back three – a fresh start could well be on the cards.

Despite the interest in Danso though, the 27-year-old is far from the only defender looking to jump ship with TyC Sports in Argentina confirming last month that club captain Romero is leading the queue.

A Tottenham Hotspur player has labelled Premier League football “boring to watch” due largely to the focus on set-pieces.

It’s not the best time to be a Spurs player in the top tier, regardless of the brand of football on display, with the north London outfit currently sitting just one place above the relegation zone with nine games left to play.

Even worse, arch-rivals Arsenal sit at the top of the pile, looking on course to win the league with a seven-point cushion in first.

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Tottenham striker brands the Premier League “boring”

The Gunners find themselves there thanks largely to set-pieces, with 19 goals coming via this method, the most of any team in the league by some distance, despite all teams focusing more attention here.

One Spurs man believes the new trend has made England’s top division boring.

In an interview with stream Zack Nani, as quoted by Maxifoot, Spurs striker Mathys Tel said: “I’ll tell you the truth, yes, it’s not exciting.

“It’s boring to watch; it’s really just a clash between two teams with their own ideas.

“There’s less spectacle. There’s no Vinicius pulling off a sombrero flick, no dribble, no Kylian [Mbappe] accelerating past you. Here, I’d say it’s more structured, maybe too much so.

“All those set-pieces, little details that can sometimes make the difference. But sometimes you think it might be too much.

“I told the assistant coach in charge of set-pieces, ‘Don’t put me on that one,’ because it’s a zoo.”

In FourFourTwo’s opinion, with their biggest rivals winning using a very identifiable tactic, it’s little wonder that same method is not loved by Spurs.

However, there is definitely a limit on the enjoyment, for the neutral, in watching corner routine after corner routine – but that will matter little to Gunners fans if they win the league.

Added to all that, Tel has also reportedly been keen to get away from Spurs in recent months, which could be why he’s denigrating the league and talking up La Liga.

Liverpool left-back Andrew Robertson has opened up on his Anfeld future following his aborted move to Tottenham in the January transfer window.

The 31-year-old, who scored a fine opening goal for the Reds in their 3-1 victory over Wolves in the FA Cup fifth round on Friday evening, is into the final months of his contract at Liverpool and knows that his future will need to be resolved shortly.

Robertson emerged as a target for Spurs at the tail end of the January window, with Liverpool happy to listen to offers in a show of respect for the player who signed in 2017 and has made more than 350 appearances for the side.

Andy Robertson says Liverpool announcement will be coming soon

In the end, a move to north London did not materialise, with an injury to Joe Gomez potentially leaving Arne Slot short at the back, although Robertson insists it was his call to remain with the Premier League champions.

"There was obviously interest there - there were discussions had with both sets of clubs," Robertson said following the victory over Wolves. "But the decision was that I wanted to stay. We stayed at Liverpool and that was the decision made.

"I was never not committed. I've been committed to Liverpool for the last eight and a half or nine years now and I'll be committed until I'm no longer needed. That's always been my mindset. This club has given me everything and I've given this club everything.”

The Scotland skipper, who is preparing to lead his country at their first World Cup for 28 years this summer, is due to be available on a free transfer at the end of the season, but has hinted that he is keen on extending his stay on Merseyside and that a decision will soon be made.

"It's been a fantastic relationship so hopefully that continues and obviously January happened, but it is now gone. Now we move forward and like I said, my focus never came off trying to help the lads on the pitch and in training.

"Whatever was happening behind the scenes happened, and all I can say is that I kept focusing on football."

Liverpool brought in Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth last summer, with the Hungarian moving ahead of Robertson in the Reds depth chart, but with 27 appearances across all competitions this season, plus Friday night’s sweetly hit goal from outside the box, Robertson is showing he still has plenty to offer Slot’s side and is keen for talks between him and the club to go under the radar.

"I've always said that [the talks] will stay between me and the club,” he added. “I don't think it will get played out in public. It is not one of them. I have got an amazing relationship with Richard Hughes and with Mike Gordon and Michael Edwards.

"I've had a good relationship with these people and these people brought me to the football club. They have helped make me who I am, so in that respect, we've had a fantastic relationship. I think out of respect to them, and they have respected me, then the conversations will be in-house.

"When a decision is made, and we're getting to the point where I only have three months left on my contract, it will be announced to you guys."

Tottenham Hotspur are eyeing candidates for their sporting director role following Fabio Paratici's departure in January.

Spurs are coming to the end of a second desperately poor Premier League season in a row after finishing 17th last term, despite also getting their hands on the Europa League trophy.

At least last season Tottenham had a healthy cushion to the relegation zone, but the concerns are very real this time around with West Ham and Nottingham Forest just a single point behind them in the relegation battle.

Dougie Freedman enters frame for Tottenham Hotspur job

That has left Spurs desperately in need of a squad revamp on top of searching for a permanent successor to Thomas Frank...and possibly also a replacement for interim boss Igor Tudor, who was appointed just a matter of weeks ago but has made a dismal losing start with three straight defeats.

First, though, they need somebody to oversee both processes - and former Crystal Palace sporting director Dougie Freedman is reportedly in the frame for the role.

Freedman went into management after hanging up his boots and had spells in charge of Crystal Palace, Bolton Wanderers and Nottingham Forest between 2011 and 2016.

The former Scotland international put his coaching career to one side to step into sporting directorship, however, returning to Selhurst Park in 2017 and overseeing some of Palace's more notable recent successes in the transfer market.

Freedman is credited with bringing the likes of Eberechi Eze, Marc Guehi and Michael Olise to the club, all of whom shone for Palace before making very profitable moves elsewhere.

The BBC write that Freedman's track record has made him a viable candidate for Tottenham as they look to continue a significant restructure that began with Daniel Levy's departure in September.

Chelsea co-sporting director Paul Winstanley has also been reported this week as being on Tottenham's radar, as has Bournemouth supremo Tiago Pinto.

All three are currently in work, however, with Freedman taking up the reins with Saudi side Diriyah Club last year.