Tottenham chose to part ways with on Sunday, just seven matches and 44 days into his spell as interim coach of a team that has plunged into a relegation fight in the .
on Sunday afternoon read: 鈥淲e can confirm that it has been mutually agreed for head coach Igor Tudor to leave the club with immediate effect.鈥�
Tottenham thanked Tudor for his work and said 鈥淎n update on a new head coach will be provided in due course.鈥�
Tudor鈥檚 exit leaves Spurs without a head coach heading into the final seven games of the Premier League season, with the London club just one place and one point above the relegation zone.
The Croatian coach was on Feb. 14 until the end of the season, but his final match in charge proved to be a 3-0 home loss to Nottingham Forest in the league on March 22, ahead of the international break. That left Tottenham one point above the relegation zone with seven games left as one of England鈥檚 biggest clubs battles to preserve its nearly 50-year top-flight status.
Tudor lost five of his seven games at Tottenham, including four straight at the start.
After the Forest game, it was announced that Tudor鈥檚 father had died and the coach didn鈥檛 undertake his post-match media duties.
Tottenham’s statement on Sunday said 鈥淲e also acknowledge the bereavement that Igor has recently suffered and send our support to him and his family at this difficult time.鈥�
Tudor oversaw Tottenham鈥檚 round-of-16 exit in the Champions League at the hands of Atletico Madrid. That included a humiliating 5-2 loss in the first leg in Madrid, when .
Who comes next?
Former Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi, and former Burnley and Everton manager Sean Dyche are among the bookmakers鈥� favorites to take over, or they could turn to Ryan Mason, a boyhood Spurs fan and player who has twice been caretaker before.
Former Spurs manager Harry Redknapp had also expressed interest before Sunday’s announcement.
The 79-year-old Redknapp is only a year older than , the recently appointed interim head coach of second-tier Bristol City.
Tottenham Hotspur Supporters鈥� Trust said it had been 鈥渁 season of bad calls.鈥�
Its post on X read: 鈥淲ith thanks to Igor and his team for their efforts, and wishing him and his family time to come to terms with their loss.
鈥淚n a season of bad calls, let鈥檚 hope we now see a wise choice for the remainder of the campaign.
鈥淪omeone who understands the club and is up to the task in front of them: retaining our Premier League status. Someone we can all be proud of and who can bring some much needed success and enjoyment to our long suffering fanbase.鈥�
After Ange
Tottenham started the season with a new manager in Thomas Frank, who replaced Ange Postecoglou in the offseason.
but couldn鈥檛 replicate his success at previous team Brentford. Tudor was brought in for his first job in English soccer, with a reputation for having an instant impact at clubs, but couldn鈥檛 arrest Tottenham鈥檚 slide.
His first match was a 4-1 home loss to Arsenal, Tottenham鈥檚 fiercest rival and who Tudor described as 鈥減robably the best team in the world at this moment鈥� 鈥� a comment that, while possibly true, hardly ingratiated him with Spurs fans.
Tottenham had its worst losing streak in its history
Under Tudor, Spurs completed a six-match losing streak 鈥� the worst run of results in the club鈥檚 nearly 144-year history.
They haven鈥檛 won any of their last 13 games in the Premier League, dating back to the end of December.
Tottenham has been an ever-present in the Premier League since the competition was founded in 1992, and last played in the second tier in the 1977-78 season.
Tudor鈥檚 conduct toward Kinsky criticized
Tudor faced criticism for his professionalism and man-management for the way he treated Kinsky during the match against Atletico.
The Czech goalkeeper was selected for his first game since October and made two mistakes leading to goals in the opening 15 minutes, prompting Tudor to substitute him.
Tudor didn鈥檛 acknowledge Kinsky as the young goalkeeper walked off the field and straight down the tunnel.
Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel felt sorry for Kinsky, saying of Tudor: 鈥淲hat he鈥檚 done there, for me, he鈥檚 absolutely killed his career. That鈥檚 going to take something to get over that.鈥�
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