{"id":24309,"date":"2026-02-26T20:41:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T20:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/26\/tottenham-interim-manager-igor-tudor-has-told-his-players-he-has-not-mentioned-the-possibility-of-relegation-to-the-premier-league\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T20:41:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T20:41:37","slug":"tottenham-interim-manager-igor-tudor-has-told-his-players-he-has-not-mentioned-the-possibility-of-relegation-to-the-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/26\/tottenham-interim-manager-igor-tudor-has-told-his-players-he-has-not-mentioned-the-possibility-of-relegation-to-the-premier-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham interim manager Igor Tudor has told his players he has not mentioned the possibility of relegation to the Premier League."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"body-thumbnail\">\n<div class=\"body-thumbnail-caption text-content-block-default-text-fill-03\" data-testid=\"body-thumbnail-caption\">\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">&#8216;Big gap&#8217; &#8211; Tudor says Spurs need to change mentality <\/p>\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Video credit: SNTV<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"body\">\n<p>Igor Tudor has said he has not mentioned the possibility of relegation for Tottenham Hotspur players.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wrap-anywhere typo-tk-rs-body-md text-content-block-default-text-fill-01\" data-testid=\"body-paragraph\">Spurs sit 16th in the Premier League table, two points ahead of Nottingham Forest in 17th and four points ahead of West Ham in 18th. Their recent games have been a nightmare, losing 4-1 at home to leaders Arsenal last Sunday.<\/div>\n<p>But when asked if he had ever talked to his team about relegation, the interim head coach said: &#8220;No, I haven&#8217;t, but not because I&#8217;m too scared or it&#8217;s a dangerous word or I&#8217;m losing sleep over it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It means we need to focus on ourselves again. I&#8217;m saying the same thing to the players: focus on ourselves and training. That&#8217;s the only thing we can change.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So there&#8217;s nothing to think about, not about the future or points. Points are what you get as a result of training and matches.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s the focus. 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If you have to play 10, 12, 13 every three days. And if every game in the league is a final, you&#8217;re expending not only physical energy but also mental energy. It&#8217;s not an ideal situation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, Tudor was able to provide a positive injury update ahead of this weekend&#8217;s team meeting with Fulham at Craven Cottage. <\/p>\n<p>Kevin Danso and Pedro Polo are available, while Micky van de Ven has a &#8220;minor problem&#8221; with his finger but is &#8220;okay&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>On last weekend&#8217;s unforgettable derby day, when the division between his team and Arsenal was so clear, Tudor clearly wants to move on quickly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The less we talk, the better,&#8221; Tudor added. \u201cIt&#8217;s about focusing on your daily work in training to move up the rankings.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wrap-anywhere typo-tk-rs-body-md text-content-block-default-text-fill-01\" data-testid=\"body-paragraph\">Stream the Premier League, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Conference League, Men&#8217;s and Women&#8217;s FA Cup and more on TNT Sports and Discovery+<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tntsports.co.uk\/football\/premier-league\/2025-2026\/tottenham-interim-head-coach-igor-tudor-not-mentioned-premier-league-relegation_sto23275713\/story.shtml\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Big gap&#8217; &#8211; Tudor says Spurs need to change mentality Video credit: SNTV Igor Tudor has said he has not mentioned the possibility of relegation for Tottenham Hotspur players. 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