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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
John Brewin

Tudor period begins with chance for Spurs’ new man to write himself into history

Igor Tudor walking at Tottenham Hotspur training ground after being appointed manager
A happy (for now) Igor Tudor. Photograph: Chloe Knott/Tottenham Hotspur FC/Shutterstock

IGOR THE GREAT?

So much for the glory game, for daring to do. For Tottenham Hotspur, this season’s highest aspiration – beyond an unlikely Bigger Cup triumph – now rests on That Lot From Down The Road/Woolwich FC (delete as applicable according to historical pettiness) blowing their title challenge again. Following Wednesday’s events at Wolves, the north London derby has now become AN EVEN BIGGER GAME. Igor Tudor, Tottenham’s new interim manager, has an instant chance to write himself into Spurs history. Or perhaps infamy. Winning the derby would be a dream holiday in other people’s misery, to misquote lifelong Gooner John Lydon. Arsenal’s collective collywobbles have permeated to their fans, a collective now wracked by anguish. A bit like the regulars in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, actually.

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