LONDON (AP) — tottenham Igor Tudor appointed as interim manager on Saturday thomas frank It was fired 3 days ago.
The former Juventus manager will take charge until the end of the season, at a time when Spurs sit just five points above the relegation zone in the Premier League.
“I’m honored to be joining this club at such an important time,” said Tudor. “I understand the responsibility given to me and my focus is clear: to bring consistency in performance and to fight with conviction in every match.”
“There is strong quality in this squad and my job is to organize it, energize it and quickly improve our results.”
Juventus fire manager Tudor The match on October 27th saw the Italian powerhouse in 8th place in Serie A after three consecutive losses and eight games without a win.
The 47-year-old Croatian has previously managed clubs such as Lazio, Udinese, Marseille, Galatasaray and other Croatian clubs.
Tudor becomes Spurs’ sixth head coach in less than seven years, following the departure of Mauricio Pochettino in 2019.
Frank was unable to build on his success at Brentford and was sacked.
Despite taking Spurs to the round of 16 in the Champions League, Frank desperate domestic campaign. He was booed by the home fans in Tuesday’s 2-1 defeat to Newcastle and will now leave the club without winning a league title in 2026.
The defeat at home to Newcastle extended England’s dismal losing record in the top flight to just one win in 11.
Spurs have dropped to 16th place, two places above the relegation zone.
Frank took over at the end of last season. Ange Postecoglou has been fired. Despite leading Tottenham to first place, First trophy in 17 years Win the Europa League and qualify for the Champions League.
Tottenham’s next match will be at home to local rivals Arsenal in the Premier League on February 22nd.
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