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Tottenham Hotspur faced an unprecedented crisis shortly after the departure of Son Heung-min (34, Los Angeles FC), who has been a team symbol for the past decade. Tottenham, which has narrowed down to just four points from the relegation zone in the absence of an ace, even the interim coach, who was urgently deployed as a firefighter, was tongue-in-cheek, saying, "It's the toughest challenge of the career" just one game after his debut.
British media 'BBC' spotlighted on the 27th (Korea Standard Time), saying, "Interim coach Igor Tudor said that leading Tottenham's stay is the most difficult task in his career."
This is a frank confession from the head coach who made his debut. Asked if this is the most difficult time, Tudor, who has been through leading European teams such as Juventus, Lazio, Marseille, Galatasaray and Udinese, said, "Maybe it is. "If I think about the difficulties I'm facing now, I think I'm probably right," he replied.
In fact, Tudor suffered a great humiliating 1-4 defeat in his debut match between Arsenal and Tottenham on the 23rd. After giving Eze the first goal in the 32nd minute of the first half, Colomouani tied the score, but at the beginning of the second half, he allowed the winning goal to Jockeres and lost points to Eze and Jockeres one after another, collapsing disastrously on his home turf.
With this defeat, Tottenham has fallen to 16th place (7 wins, 8 draws, 12 losses, 29 points) in the league, falling to just four points behind West Ham United (25 points) in 18th place.
It is a desperate crisis. According to the 'BBC', Tottenham is estimated to have lost about 260 million pounds (about 502.2 billion won) per year if it is demoted.
The atmosphere within the team is also disastrous. British media 'Give Me Sports' reported, "During the match against Arsenal, key defender Mickey van der Penn was seen directly ignoring Tudor's instructions to raise the line."
Tudor shouted "push up" throughout the game, meaning to raise the line towards Van der Penn, but Van der Penn continued the game, looking straight at the coach and ignoring the instructions. As a result, Tudor was frustrated, swinging his arms in the air and leaning back when his tactical instructions were not delivered.
Just a half year after the transfer of Son Heung-min, who was a mental support and ace, the atmosphere completely collapsed. Give Me Sports said, "The manager's reaction suggests a lot. This shows the deep internal problems that have been going on since the days of former coach Thomas Frank. Some players are not immediately accepting the new coach's tactics, he pointed out.
In addition, injury problems within the squad are also serious. "Now is not the time for style, but the time for smartness to win points somehow," Tudor said. "Beautiful football is the second problem. This is a time when survival is at stake. We have to focus on training every day while waiting for the players to come back," he added.
Tottenham are now set to play 11 consecutive games against bottom-ranked Wolverhampton Wanderers, remaining rivals Crystal Palace, Brighton and Hove Albion, Nottingham Forest and Leeds United, starting with the upcoming away trip to Fulham.
For Tottenham, who has only won two games at home this season, the remaining schedule is simply hell. Coach Tudor, who has faced internal protests amid the absence of ace Son Heung-min, desperately needs to recover his honor.
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