Tottenham Hotspur: Three reasons why it all went wrong for Igor Tudor

Tottenham Hotspur have parted ways with Igor Tudor.

The defeat against Nottingham Forest leaves Spurs 17th in the Premier League and one point adrift of the drop zone, and Tudor is still winless in the top flight.

It was a hugely damaging result, with boos ringing out around the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at full-time as Spurs edge closer to Premier League relegation.

Reports emerged that the Croatian head coach will leave Tottenham by mutual consent and they’ve now come to fruition.

Therefore, with Tudor’s exit at Tottenham confirmed, Tottenham News brings you the three main reasons why his spell in charge went so badly.

Tudor never had the experience to manage Tottenham in a relegation battle

The Croatian manager has had spells at Marseille, Lazio, and Juventus in recent years, but he has never completed a calendar year in charge of either of the three teams.

It shows that he was a quick-fix appointment, and Tudor has completely failed at galvanising the dressing room.

Losses to Crystal Palace, Arsenal and Forest at home have been particularly damaging, with Tottenham still waiting for their first Premier League win in 2026.

He has not managed a single club for over a year since his first managerial job at Hadjuk Split between 2013 and 2015.

When he was appointed to replace Thomas Frank in February, the majority of the fanbase was left confused.

And unfortunately, they were proven right, and it was abundantly obvious that Spurs needed someone who knew the club down to the core.

Obviously, Sunday’s defeat is the nail in the coffin for Tudor, and with his departure officially announced, it isn’t a surprise.

Tudor’s tactical changes were completely baffling

One of the biggest criticisms that could be thrown at Tudor were his constant tactical changes every game.

In the space of seven games, Spurs played a 3-4-2-1, 4-4-2 and a 4-2-3-1 formation.

But what’s even worse is how players were playing out of their natural positions, with Pedro Porro playing at centre-back, Micky van de Ven playing at left-back, Xavi Simons deployed as a left midfielder and Conor Gallagher on the right.

And when those changes inevitably didn’t pay off, Tudor would scrap any plans and lineup with a completely different team and formation.

After Tottenham beat Atletico Madrid 3-2 last week using a 3-4-2-1 formation, he ignored the promising signs and went back to a 4-4-2 against Forest.

It’s a damning indictment of his reign in N17, and Spurs desperately need a manager who can keep tactics simple for the final seven games.

Tudor’s approach to press conferences didn’t help the team build confidence

The players should not be absolved of any blame, and their efforts during the season have been completely disgraceful.

However, after Tudor’s first game ended in a 4-1 loss to rivals Arsenal, he spoke in his post-match press conference about how broken the club was.

His pessimistic approach undoubtedly had its effect on the players, which was then seen in their subsequent performances.

In the last few games, he was more positive as the performances started to become encouraging.

However, Tudor’s ‘Iron Fist’ approach fell on deaf ears, alienated the players from day one, and it was only a matter of time before they would fall to another heavy defeat.

Tudor will go down as one of the worst managerial appointments in Tottenham’s history, and let’s just hope it doesn’t prove to be costly as it seems to be.

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