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Evan Lloyd

Sat 14 March 2026 14:50, UK

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Clinton Morrison has slammed Tottenham Hotspur interim manager Igor Tudor for his role in Antonin Kinsky’s nightmare showing against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.

The 22-year-old was brought into the starting line-up by his manager, but was substituted after just 17 minutes, having made two massive errors.

Kinsky had made just two appearances all season before Wednesday’s game, with the second of those coming in October.

Guglielmo Vicario has been poor at times this season, but Tudor’s decision to drop him from the team for such a big game took many by surprise.

The Tottenham interim manager is under serious pressure and could be dismissed if his side are beaten by Liverpool on Sunday.

Clinton Morrison furious with Igor Tudor

Football Insider exclusively revealed that Tottenham plan to sack Tudor in the coming days, in news that should come as no surprise.

The Croatian has lost all four games since his appointment last month, and seems to have lost all hope of guiding his team away from the relegation zone.

Tottenham could well see the unthinkable happen this weekend and fall into the drop zone, if results elsewhere do not go their way.

The Lilywhites sit just one point above West Ham and Nottingham Forest currently, with a trip to Liverpool upcoming.

Should they lose it, decision-makers at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium may be forced into action, with the threat of relegation promising extreme financial scrutiny.

Speaking to Sky Sports News on Saturday, Morrison said: “His man-management is terrible. He couldn’t manage me, by the way.

“If he did that to me [substituted as Kinsky was] I’m letting him know in the changing room or better still, I’m letting him know once I’m walking off.

“I know I’ve had a nightmare but you can’t come in and handle situations like that, it’s nowhere near good enough.”

“He won’t be in a job after Liverpool,” Morrison added. “With the players they’ve got missing on the weekend, I expect them to get nothing.”

Who could replace Tudor?

There are several options available to Tottenham, but their situation makes appointing an ideal choice extremely difficult.

Hiring a permanent manager on significant wages, such as the ones Roberto De Zerbi would likely demand, is simply not an option due to the threat of relegation.

Tottenham will have to make massive cut-backs should they be relegated, and the manager’s wages would be included in that.

There’s the risk for anyone being hired, too, who would be running the risk of forever being known as the man who was in charge when the Lilywhites went down.

The likes of Ryan Mason present a middle ground which may be explored. It is not exactly an attractive option, but the former West Brom boss knows Tottenham better than any other available manager.