Why Ange is the only man to save Spurs as culprit in ‘unthinkable disaster’ emerges — UK View

Tottenham is searching for its fourth manager in 12 months, with pressure mounting on the club’s decision-makers ahead of their looming relegation battle.

On Sunday, Spurs parted ways with coach Igor Tudor by mutual consent following a 44-day reign, spending just seven games in charge of the team.

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It comes as Tottenham sits one point above the Premier League relegation zone with seven games remaining, leaving the club at risk of slipping out of the English top-flight for the first time since 1977.

Tudor’s departure comes after Ange Postecoglou and Thomas Frank were stood down as Tottenham manager in a turbulent 12 months for the North London-based club.

Former Brighton and Marseille coach Roberto de Zerbi has been linked with the job, while reports suggest ex-Everton and Nottingham Forest manager Sean Dyche is a candidate courtesy of his Premier League experience.

However, speaking to TalkSport, former West Ham midfielder Kevin Nolan pondered whether rehiring Australian Postecoglou was the best option for Spurs, encouraging the club’s decision-makers to put aside the bitter fallout of his sacking.

“(Postecoglou) motivated them, he’s the one who brought in the majority of them as well, so he’s got the trust of them,” Nolan said.

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“He is the one who brought them in... that makes sense to me, it really does.

“The intensity, Ange knows it, he’s been there, knows the club, knows everyone.

“If that is the best option, even if he has had the fallout and he has said a few unsavoury things... they’ve got to be big boys upstairs.

“They’ve got to make the right appointment no matter what.

“Ange is probably up there as the best of their candidates.

“You can’t wait, because it will be a disaster for them if they end up in the Championship.”

In The Telegraph, Matt Law declared that hiring Tudor was “one of the biggest, and potentially most costly, mistakes in Tottenham’s history”, questioning whether sporting director Johan Lange and chief executive Vinai Venkatesham could be trusted moving forward.

“Most supporters have already made their minds up on that one, and believe the pair should follow Tudor out of the exit door,” Law penned.

“How was it that Lange and Venkatesham thought it a good idea to parachute in a man with no Premier League experience?”

Former Tottenham defender Ramon Vega agreed on Sky Sports: “It’s not the football side or the manager’s fault. It’s definitely, without a doubt, the owners. They have to look into the mirror.

“The management team have to take some accountability.”

Elsewhere, The Athletic’s Tim Spiers claimed that Tudor’s appointment reflected poorly on Tottenham’s owners, who are under mounting pressure to keep their jobs. He also argued that Tottenham “haven’t focused enough on football”.

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“Spurs are just not a serious football club. Well, they’re a serious football club when it comes to aesthetics,” Spiers wrote.

“Their stunning stadium is one of the finest in Europe, their state-of-the-art training ground is the same, they host NFL matches and some of the world’s most famous musicians and performers, boxing title bouts, rugby matches and so on.

“The club makes a lot of money from all this; in fact, only eight football clubs in the world generate higher revenues than Spurs, according to the Deloitte Money League.

“It’s just a shame that their football team — you know, the reason for their entire existence — is a shambles.

“Relegation is almost unthinkable and would be a disaster in football terms, and certainly financially. No one could say they don’t deserve it.”

Tottenham will next face Sunderland on Sunday, April 12.

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