LONDON (AP) — The numbers tell an ugly story for Tottenham.
Spurs have lost five games in a row and are now one point out of the Premier League relegation zone. There will be no domestic wins in 2026. He allowed nine goals in three games. New manager Igor Tudor.
“There are still nine games left,” the Croatian coach said after the match. Lost 3-1 to Crystal Palace on Thursday night.
Tudor said he “saw something” in the team’s performance and that will be his belief for the rest of the Premier League season. But many Spurs fans had seen enough and many left the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium long before the final whistle.
Spurs took the lead with a goal from striker Dominic Solanke but collapsed when captain Micky van de Ven was sent off for pulling down Ismaila Sarr. Palace then scored three goals before half-time.
Tudor was hired on Valentine’s Day. The dismissal of Thomas Frankthe job lasted eight months. Tudor was given a contract through the end of the season.
Will the Spurs front office make new changes that soon?
“I’m not thinking in that direction. I have a job to do and that’s it,” Tudor said.
When asked if he would take up the manager’s seat again, he replied, “I have no comment on that question.”
According to Tottenham’s announcement on February 14th, Tudor mission The aim was to “improve performance, deliver results and move up in the Premier League.”
Thursday’s defeat extended Spurs’ Premier League winless run to 11 games. Tudor’s personal record also increased, something he didn’t want. he was fired by juventus Last October, they lost three straight as part of an eight-game winless streak.
Tottenham’s only win in 2026 (two wins) came in the Champions League, which sets up Spurs’ next game, Tuesday’s Round of 16 first leg against Atletico Madrid.
Their next Premier League match will be against Liverpool on March 15th.
A player meeting will be held
Coach Solanke told the club’s internal media that the players understood their duties.
“We talked a little bit between us and we need to understand that we need to improve and we need to improve now,” he said after the game. “Obviously it’s difficult to say in words alone, but we need to show it on the pitch.
“We obviously need to look at what’s going wrong on the pitch, report it and think about what we can change, but we’re not in a position to get hung up on anything at the moment.” “We need to work hard in the next game and see how we can improve and what we can do to change this form.”
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