Igor Tudor has left Spurs. There might be another interim coming in to oversee relegation, so the real question is who's in charge next season?
Igor Tudor has left Tottenham by mutual consent after a disastrous six-week reign that left the club in even deeper relegation peril.
Spurs say an update on a new head coach will be made “in due course”; but with it unclear at this stage whether that will be another interim or a permanent appointment, the liveliest betting heat is not about who the next manager will be right now but who will be in charge at the start of next season. Could be the same chap, of course, but absolutely might not be.
Any talk of who will be in charge of Tottenham next season comes with the giant caveat that we do not yet know which division they will be in; we’re assuming some names on this latest odds list won’t fancy away days at Preston, which is an increasingly likely reality.
9=) Oliver Glasner, John Heitinga, Andoni Iraola, Chris Hughton, Marco Rose, Scott Parker
There is no denying that this is a group of current and former football managers. But even by the oft comical standards of ‘joint ninth in the betting’ it is also the very motleyest of crews. And the next bunch of names after these in the betting is even wilder still, with Harry Redknapp, Ryan Mason, Michael Carrick and Diego Simeone all considered equally likely to be Spurs manager when next season kicks off.
6=) Filipe Luis
Spurs have tried plenty of former Chelsea managers, so why not a former Chelsea player? Could work. Probably won’t. Is, in any case, more likely to rock up at his old club anyway.
6=) Sean Dyche
Just powerfully and enormously Spurs that it is now nearly April and the man may well be their next manager is not among the real favourites to be their manager in August.
6=) Marco Silva
At some point he’s going to leave Fulham and he, Fulham and his new club will all regret it. Spurs seems just about the perfect third wheel for this inevitable catastrophe.
4=) Robbie Keane
Presumably the favourite if Tottenham do actually get relegated to the Championship. “I think he’s earned the right to have it. Keith Andrews got an opportunity with Brentford,” said Stephen Carr, forgetting the small matter of Andrews already working at Brentford. Oh and it’s Brentford. Is currently the ‘dark horse’ behind two ‘main candidates’.
4=) Adi Hutter
We don’t believe English football in general and the English football media specifically is in any way ready to have a manager called Adolf Hutter. But we really might be about to find out for sure.
3) Thiago Motta
The former Juventus boss was most significant mover in the immediate aftermath of Tudor’s departure. Whether another former Juventus boss is a good idea at this time we’re not so sure.
2) Mauricio Pochettino
The One. The Great Love. The Man. It feels sort of inevitable that this will happen. But only if Spurs remain in the Premier League because even this fine romance surely has its limits.
1) Roberto De Zerbi
Definitely one of the best 10 available coaches right now, and there’s always been something of the Spurs about De Zerbi. And by that we mean he is prone to being an absolute mentalist. It’s been reported that ‘talks’ have already taken place and there’s been a significant gamble that’s now taken him odds-on with plenty of firms.
