London [UK], March 30: Tottenham Hotspur have decided to turn to a third manager of a sorry season in an attempt to remain in the Premier League.
Spurs' survival prospects took a serious blow after a 3-0 loss at home to Nottingham Forest made it five defeats in seven under Igor Tudor, who later found out his father had died.
With Tudor's reign now over, here, the Press Association looks at the short-term options Spurs may turn to in a bid to preserve their top-flight status.
Harry Redknapp It may seem crazy to turn to a 79-year-old who has been out of work for nine years and is best known recently for being declared 'King of the Jungle' on ITV's I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, but ex-Spurs boss Redknapp has repeatedly thrown his hat in the ring.
Redknapp told PA during the Cheltenham Festival he does not expect to get a call, but would be open to going back and does possess the arm-around-the-shoulder man-management skills that may get the best out of a group of players devoid of confidence.
If surrounded by young and enthusiastic coaches, it could work in the same way Martin O'Neill's arrival has revitalised Celtic - and Redknapp is only a year older than Roy Hodgson, appointed this week as interim head coach of Championship Bristol City.
Roberto De Zerbi The former Brighton & Hove Albion boss, who left Olympique Marseille in February, has been widely linked with the role as pressure built on Tudor.
His Premier League experience and expansive style count in his favour but opposition has emerged this week with fan groups Proud Lilywhites, Spurs Reach and Women of the Lane starting a 'No to De Zerbi' campaign due to his support of Marseille forward Mason Greenwood, who was charged in October 2022, while playing for Manchester United, with attempted rape, controlling and coercive behaviour and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The charges were dropped in February 2023.
Adi Hütter Another to leave a Ligue 1 role this season, the former Monaco boss is reported to have held talks with Spurs in recent days.
The 56-year-old Austrian has previously won league titles with Red Bull Salzburg in his homeland in 2015 and Young Boys in Switzerland in 2018, and also enjoyed successful spells with German
Bundesliga clubs Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Monchengladbach.
Sean Dyche Ordinarily a club in a relegation fight would turn to firefighter Dyche, who rescued Everton from a sticky situation and initially built up his fine reputation with an outstanding job at Burnley.
Dyche's more direct style of play has often drawn criticism and is believed to be a key factor in why he left Forest after a short spell, but he has plenty of experience of a survival battle.
Would Tottenham really turn to him, though? Ryan Mason Going back to Ange Postecoglou may be too strong an admission of a mistake, but perhaps Tottenham could turn to one of last season's coaching staff in Mason.
The majority moved on after Europa League success with Mason taking over West Bromwich Albion and, while he was sacked in January after a poor run of away form left the Baggies 18th in the Championship, his replacement Eric Ramsay has already been moved on and they remain in relegation trouble.
A boyhood Spurs fan and player who has twice been caretaker before and played a crucial role in the club's triumph in Bilbao, Mason's rapport with the squad would make him a viable option.
Source: Qatar Tribune
