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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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John Brewin

UNBELIEVABLE: Tudor promises spurs will avoid relegation but accepts club are in emergency situation - The Untold Story

Igor Tudor speaks at his press conference
Igor Tudor is starting his first coaching role in the Premier League with Tottenham in 16th. Photograph: Chloe Knott/Tottenham Hotspur FC/Shutterstock

Igor Tudor has said Tottenham are in “an emergency situation” but issued a guarantee that his new team would escape relegation.

Tudor is a veteran of short-term appointments and has performed rescue jobs at Udinese, Verona and Juventus. He offered a curt “100%” in response to questions on his confidence in Spurs’s survival. The Croat’s tenure begins on Sunday with a north London derby at home to the wobbling Premier League leaders, though a lengthy injury list leaves him with only 13 fit senior players.

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