Tottenham ace tells team-mate his plan with ‘not bothered’ claim | Football | Sport
One Tottenham player has reportedly told his teammates that he is ‘not too concerned’ about the club’s potential relegation from the Premier League, as he believes he can and will leave this summer.
Spurs are currently embroiled in a battle to avoid demotion to the Championship following a disastrous 11-match winless streak that has seen them plummet to 16th, just one point above Nottingham Forest in 17th and 18th-placed West Ham, who occupy the final relegation spot.
Igor Tudor’s team next face Liverpool and could well find themselves in the bottom three by the time of their game at 4:30pm on Sunday, as both West Ham and Forest play before them.
However, the threat of relegation does not faze one Tottenham player, who has allegedly told his teammates that he is not worried about the prospect of falling out of the Premier League as he is confident he will secure a new club come the start of next season, according to The Athletic.
Meanwhile, it’s added that some players who are committed to steering Tottenham away from the relegation zone have expressed dissatisfaction with the effort of others, who they feel are not motivated to dig deep and help the club maintain its Premier League status this season.
Tottenham’s troubles intensified following Tuesday’s 5-2 battering at Atletico Madrid in the Champions League and football.london reported post-match that the club’s squad believes Tudor has imposed himself too aggressively since his arrival at the club last month.
Tudor succeeded Thomas Frank as Spurs’ head coach until the end of the season, but the Croatian has suffered a catastrophic start to life in north London, losing each of his opening FOUR fixtures. They were defeated by Arsenal, Fulham and Crystal Palace in the Premier League before the devastating loss in Madrid.
And Tottenham’s players feel that Tudor’s methods since his appointment have appeared ‘disrespectful’ and ‘borderline mocking’. The former Marseille and Juventus manager selected Antonin Kinsky in goal for the journey to Atletico but withdrew him in the 16th minute after making a couple of early mistakes to leave Spurs 3-0 down.
The choice to drop and then introduce Guglielmo Vicario, the club’s regular No.1 goalkeeper, marked another example of Tudor’s questionable team selection decisions.
His attempts to impose discipline have dramatically backfired, and this has generated frustration and doubt amongst the playing staff concerning his authority.
After the final whistle at Atletico, Tudor then seemed to disregard Kinsky as the ‘keeper left the pitch, opting not to speak to him about either the substitution or what his calamitous 16-minute display could mean for the remainder of his Tottenham career. It has subsequently emerged that Kinsky is expected to pursue a temporary switch away from Spurs during the summer transfer window, as he aims to rebuild his confidence and secure crucial playing opportunities.








