Tottenham forward Mathys Tel went from hero to zero after he gave away a reckless penalty following his opener in a 1-1 draw with Leeds to leave his team mired in relegation trouble. Arsenal’s controversial 1-0 victory at 18th-placed West Ham on Sunday provided a pre-match boost for both clubs and Spurs were set to go four points clear of the relegation zone when Tel produced a wonderful 50th-minute opener.
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Tottenham have appointed Roberto de Zerbi as their new head coach after the Italian signed a five-year contract with the club. The former Brighton boss has seven games to save the club from relegation to the Championship. If they do go down, he does not have a relegation clause that would allow him to walk away. De Zerbi has been the overwhelming first choice to become the club’s new permanent head coach since Thomas Frank’s departure.
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Igor Tudor has left his role as Tottenham Hotspur interim head coach after just 44 days and seven matches. Spurs said they have “mutually agreed” with the Croat to part ways with “immediate effect”. The decision comes a week after a damaging 3-0 home defeat by fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest on 22 March – a result that left Spurs 17th in the table and only one point above the relegation places with seven games remaining.
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Eberechi Eze was Tottenham Hotspur’s tormentor again as Arsenal made a title statement of intent by restoring their lead at the top of the Premier League table to five points with victory in the north London derby. Spurs had high hopes of turning up the heat further in interim manager Igor Tudor’s first game in charge, but Arsenal simply possessed too much class and threat for their struggling arch-rivals.
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Tottenham have reached an agreement for Igor Tudor to become their interim manager until the end of the season, leaving the door open for Mauricio Pochettino to return this summer. The club turned to Tudor after making checks on the former Borussia Dortmund manager Edin Terzic and the former RB Leizpig manager Marco Rose. The former Croatia international has been out of work since he left Juventus in October after the Serie A club went eight games without a win.
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