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Tottenham make Igor Tudor sack decision with Liverpool confirmation

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Spurs have announced he will face the media at Friday's press conference, ahead of their daunting trip to Liverpool amid mounting pressure and the serious threat of relegation.The 47-year-old Tudor hit rock bottom as his side were thrashed 5-2 in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash with Atletico Madrid. His bold call to drop keeper Guglielmo Vicario in favour of Antonin Kinsky, 22, spectacularly misfired inside 15 minutes, with the young goalkeeper culpable for two of Atletico's three early strikes before being ignominiously hauled off.Few questioned the decision to withdraw the Czech stopper, but Tudor's failure to acknowledge the distraught Kinsky left former Spurs keeper Joe Hart seething.

Tottenham make Igor Tudor sack decision with Liverpool confirmation


With Tudor suffering the worst opening spell of any Tottenham manager on record, many have predicted the Croatian will be dismissed before the trip to Anfield.READ MORE: Tottenham star Antonin Kinsky 'to look for move' after Igor Tudor humiliationREAD MORE: Angry Tottenham stars think Igor Tudor has been 'disrespectful' with behaviour at clubHis position seems secure, at least for the moment, as the club confirmed Tudor's attendance at Friday's press conference. If both West Ham and Forest secure victories, and Tottenham fall to defeat, Tudor's men will plunge into the relegation zone.There are also growing indications that he is losing the dressing room.

As the goalkeeper departed the field, Tudor failed to acknowledge him.In response, Conor Gallagher, Joao Palhinha and Dominic Solanke, who had begun the fixture on the substitutes' bench, pursued him down the tunnel, recognising the potentially devastating impact his disastrous brief appearance might have.Tudor's failure to provide any words of support on the pitch was noted by the Spurs squad. As I said, he's a very good goalkeeper."We are with him, we are all together.