<\/amp-img><\/amp-iframe><\/div>\nSpurs are now 11 games without a league win for the first time in the Premier League era, their longest winless run in the domestic competition since 1975. <\/p>\n
Now interim manager Igor Tudor is under the spotlight, not even a month after the club sacked former manager Thomas Frank \u2013 who was only eight months into the job after replacing Ange Postecoglou at the end of last season.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s prompted urgent calls from former Spurs player Jamie O\u2019Hara, one of Postecoglou\u2019s harshest critics, for another manager change. And he isn\u2019t ruling out Postecoglou.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything about the football club is an absolute disgrace. Honestly, I\u2019m hurting, I\u2019m actually hurting. It hurts,\u201d O\u2019Hara said on talkSPORT<\/i>.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis team is terrible. The players are terrible. They\u2019re Championship players. They\u2019re Championship players.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d actually take big Ange, it\u2019s got to that point.<\/p>\n
\u201cGet him (Tudor) out of this football club. This geezer, he\u2019s absolutely clueless. I could do a better job. It is an embarrassment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Postecoglou ended the club\u2019s 17-year trophy drought when they lifted the Europa league last season, but he was still shown the exit door after finishing 17th in the league last season.<\/p>\n
It led to former Brentford boss Frank taking over, before things went downhill and the Dane was dismissed last month. <\/p>\n
Tudor, despite never managing a Premier League club, was given the role.<\/p>\n<\/amp-img>Tottenham Hotspur’s Pape Matar Sarr reacts after the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace in London, Thursday March 5, 2026. (John Walton\/PA via AP)<\/span>Source: AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFormer Irish international Clinton Morrison, who made 281 appearances for Crystal Palace during his career, says the club needs to act now after their latest 3-1 defeat at home. <\/p>\n
\u201cDid I think (Igor) Tudor was the right appointment? No, I would\u2019ve got someone who knows the league,\u201d Morrison said during the post-match coverage. <\/p>\n
\u201cI think I would have to react now, because we\u2019ve (Tottenham) got a big game against Liverpool, and then after that you\u2019ve got Nottingham Forest, and that\u2019s another major game. <\/p>\n
\u201c(The Liverpool game is in) 10 days, so if you\u2019re going to have to make the change, make the change now. Don\u2019t make it in five or six (days). <\/p>\n
\u201cGive the manager who\u2019s going to come in there enough time to work with the players,\u201d Morrison added. <\/p>\n
\u201cI think I would (make the change), but will Tottenham do that? That\u2019s the big question.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/amp-img>Igor Tudor, Interim Manager of Tottenham Hotspur. Photo by Julian Finney\/Getty Images<\/span>Source: Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nTottenham legend Tim Sherwood was floated as a potential replacement for the struggling reigning Europa League champions, who are only one point above the relegation zone. <\/p>\n
Morrison believes Sherwood could fix culture issues in the club, which were highlighted by a dramatic moment on the sideline during their loss against Palace, when defender Pedro Porro was substituted and visibly frustrated with Tudor. <\/p>\n
\u201cI think Tim\u2019s (Sherwood) the right appointment, someone like that who knows the club inside out\u201d Morrison continued. <\/p>\n
\u201cLook at Pedro Porro (throwing a tantrum), If he did that with Tim on the touchline, good luck with that.\u201d <\/p>\n
A dejected fellow club legend in former England international Les Ferdinand was scathing of the club he made 118 appearances for in the top-flight. <\/p>\n
Ferdinand highlighting the absence of belief in the Tottenham squad as they continue to struggle in the Premier League. <\/p>\n
\u201cIf they didn\u2019t think they were in a relegation battle, they know they are now,\u201d Ferdinand added in the post match coverage. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou see Porro coming off there and throwing his toys out of the pram. You want to see that on the pitch, don\u2019t leave it for when you\u2019re coming off the pitch \u2013 show it on the pitch. <\/p>\n<\/amp-img>LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 05: A fan of Tottenham Hotspur looks on after the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on March 05, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney\/Getty Images)<\/span>Source: Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cThere\u2019s an expectation at Spurs and they\u2019ve fallen well short of it in my opinion. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re looking at them and you\u2019re just, you\u2019re thinking \u2026. where\u2019s the next result coming from? <\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you\u2019re on that slippery slope and you\u2019re going downhill \u2013 it\u2019s almost like you can\u2019t stop and you just keep going, and you\u2019re trying to get off \u2013 you\u2019re trying to change it,\u201d Ferdinand continued. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou can see the manager every game now, he\u2019s had three games and he\u2019s changed the line up every single game \u2026 just to try and get people into the side that he feels might, you know, be able to change something \u2026. he\u2019s not found the right formula.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/amp-img>Tottenham Hotspur manager Igor Tudor reacts on the touchline during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace in London, Thursday March 5, 2026. (John Walton\/PA via AP)<\/span>Source: AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFerdinand continued when asked about whether Spurs should pull the trigger and bring in a different caretaker manager to stop the slide. <\/p>\n
However, he believes if the club does make the call, whoever takes the reigns needs to know the club and league inside-and-out. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s a key call, given Tudor had never managed a Premier League club prior to being given the role at Tottenham. <\/p>\n
\u201c(A) lot of people spoke about bringing Harry Redknapp back in, bringing Tim Sherwood back in \u2026. people who know the football club. Not only know the football club \u2013 but they know the league as well,\u201d Ferdinand suggested. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey might set up in a different way. This manager\u2019s getting to terms with knowing the squad, knowing the league \u2026 and that\u2019s tough, that\u2019s really, really tough. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe could\u2019ve come in and he\u2019s got a blank sheet of paper and he might\u2019ve gone, \u2018right ok\u2019, he might\u2019ve made a difference. He hasn\u2019t. <\/p>\n
\u201cIs there anything to say that someone coming in now, someone different, will change it in the next nine games? I suppose we\u2019re in that position where you\u2019re damned if you do, you\u2019re damned if you don\u2019t. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the same group of boys that finished 17th last year.\u201d <\/p>\n
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<\/div>\nThe latest defeat to Palace was nothing short of an implosion from the North London club. They took the lead through Dominic Solanke, just four minutes before Micky van de Ven was shown a red card for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity. <\/p>\n
Within ten minutes, Spurs trailed 3-1 heading into half time. It led to home fans leaving Tottenham Hotspur stadium before half time, and an echo of boos ringing around the facility. <\/p>\n
\u201cAfter 45 minutes, we thought this could be six or seven (nil),\u201d Ferdinand added. <\/p>\n
\u201cScored the goal and you thought that might\u2019ve settled them down, but it never did \u2026 it was almost like schoolboy football I was watching at times. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey showed a little bit of pride, went down to ten men and still tried to attack, but not enough. <\/p>\n
\u201cToo little, too late unfortunately.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tottenham have only Nottingham Forest, West Ham, Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers below them on the league table with nine games remaining in the campaign. <\/p>\n
On their run home, they will face both Forest and the resurgent Wolves, but not before taking on reigning champions Liverpool at Anfield on Monday, March 16 (AEDT).<\/p>\n
Next up for Spurs is a two-legged UEFA Champions League tie against Atletico Madrid, beginning next Wednesday morning. <\/p>\n
On their run home, they will also have to face the likes of Chelsea and Aston Villa who are fighting for European football next season. To add to worries, they have to face Everton and Sunderland who are pushing for finishes in the top half of the table. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s a situation made of nightmares for Tottenham fans, who are also staring down the prospect of their arch rivals Arsenal winning the league for the first time in 20 years after the Gunners\u2019 1-0 win over Brighton, and Manchester City\u2019s 2-2 draw with Forest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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