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 is it time for Tottenham Hotspur's hierarchy to consider doing the same? This situation, like Spurs' season, seems out of his control even after only 26 days in charge. With their former manager Mauricio Pochettino watching on from the stands in Madrid, the Spurs power brokers must be pondering another emergency appointment as their season slipped further into crisis. In the emotional, atmospheric surroundings of the Metropolitano this was, in a strictly sporting context, like being present at the scene of an accident. This was Spurs in microcosm with mistake piled upon mistake – the self-destruct button pressed with despairing regularity.

Source: BBC March 11, 2026 07:23 UTC