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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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John Brewin

Tudor promises Spurs will avoid relegation but accepts club are in ‘emergency situation’

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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