He dismisses talk of club being cursed by ‘black magic’
Interim manager admits some players are not coping
Igor Tudor has told his Tottenham players to stand up and fight rather than wallow in the role of victims and hide behind “bullshit” excuses such as the club being cursed by “black magic”.
The interim manager is under intense pressure as he prepares for Sunday’s Premier League trip to Liverpool after losing his first four matches. He will be without 12 players, with Cristian Romero and João Palhinha undergoing concussion protocols after their clash of heads in Tuesday’s 5-2 Champions League defeat at Atlético Madrid and Yves Bissouma added to the casualty list with a muscle problem.
Spurs are one point above the relegation zone after losing five games in a row and failing to win in 11 – their worst run since 1975. The confidence of the players is on the floor and some have been bewildered by Tudor’s approach. He has worked them extremely hard in training, believing they are not fit enough, and cracked the whip to try to raise the levels of focus. He has also chopped and changed with his selections, albeit mostly out of necessity.
