Is Tudor's Spurs reign almost up after only four games?

Igor Tudor's position at Tottenham looks increasingly untenable after his side's 5-2 loss at Atletico Madrid, his fourth straight defeat.

“If Igor Tudor's jaw-dropping removal of goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky after 17 calamitous minutes in Madrid was a brutal example of a mistake being rectified swiftly, then it is time for Tottenham Hotspur's hierarchy to consider doing the same”

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Interim head coach Tudor delivered the blunt "no comment" when asked whether he deserved to keep his job, and the article says those above him must now act.

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The piece argues every scrap of evidence since he succeeded Thomas Frank suggests he is the wrong man in the wrong place, and with Mauricio Pochettino watching from the stands Tottenham's power brokers may be pondering another emergency appointment.

The match was a catalogue of errors: Tudor selected 22-year-old Antonin Kinsky over previous first-choice Guglielmo Vicario, then substituted him after 17 minutes following two slips that gifted goals to Marcos Llorente and Julian Alvarez.

Atletico were 4-0 up inside 23 minutes, Micky van de Ven also slipping to present Antoine Griezmann with a goal, and the final 5-2 score makes the second leg a formality.

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Tudor defended the substitution, saying "It was a very rare thing. I have never done this in 15 years of coaching. I did it to preserve the guy and to preserve the team. It was an incredible situation," but the article says the decision to drop Vicario and play Kinsky back-fired.

Kinsky suffered humiliation and was consoled by teammates and even Atletico fans, but Tudor did not appear to offer consolation as the heartbroken youngster came off.

“If Igor Tudor's jaw-dropping removal of goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky after 17 calamitous minutes in Madrid was a brutal example of a mistake being rectified swiftly, then it is time for Tottenham Hotspur's hierarchy to consider doing the same”

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The article presents divided opinion on the substitution, asking whether it was a coach saving the keeper or a hard-nosed act that might kill a young player's career.

Former Spurs and England keeper Paul Robinson told BBC Radio 5 Live: "The manager certainly has not helped his case... It will be soul-destroying for Kinsky. I would not be surprised if he was in tears... It is selfish from the manager - he knows he will not be here for long."

Robinson added: "Igor Tudor is not the right man and is not in the right place. You need someone to put their arm around players and not criticise the players."

The wider implication for Tottenham is stark: four defeats from four games, 14 goals conceded and the worst start by anyone in charge at Spurs, according to the article.

Sources have indicated some squad members remain unconvinced Tudor has the tools to guide the team away from their predicament, and there are reports of a "disconnect" between players and the manager.

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The article says the board faces a big decision—sacking Tudor so soon would be an admission of error, but keeping him may prove an even bigger mistake with Tottenham's top-flight status on the line—and notes that Tudor was appointed because of a supposed ability to spark immediate improvements at previous clubs such as Juventus and Lazio, a claim that so far has not been borne out at Spurs.