Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published Thursday, February 26, 2026, 5:59 p.m. / Updated Thursday, February 26, 2026 6:00 p.m.
Igor Tudor, the coach of the Tottenhamheld the pre-game press conference with Fulhamfrom stage #28, match scheduled for Sunday, March 1, from 4:00 p.m.
He admitted during the conference that he is not thinking about how aesthetic the team's game is, but is concerned with getting as many points as possible, considering that his team is 4 points away from the relegation zone.
Igor Tudor: “For every match we have to prepare in this way: “How will we get the three points?””
“We don't have much time to think about performance or style. For every match we have to prepare in this way: “How will we get the three points?”. Unfortunately, this is extremely clear to me. I'm not the type of coach who doesn't want to “fix” style and performance, but at the moment it's impossible to think about such things,” said Igor Tudor, according to sportal.bg.
The Croatian also commented on the viral video that has been circulating on social media. In it, Van de Ven appears to completely ignore the instructions Tudor was giving him during the Arsenal derby. The “principal” from Spurs said that it was not a case of disobedience, but only a mental block of the players: “This was not an instruction for Micky, but for the whole team – to move forward. Because we want this style, where we press high. But at that moment, maybe it was too much for them. Nothing special happened.”
In the Premier League standings, Tottenham have an unfortunate situation. The Europa League winners, who finished 17th in the domestic table last season, are just 4 points away from the relegation zone in 16th place. West Ham, the first team in the red zone, have 25 points from 27 matches, while Spurs have 29.
The standings in the Premier League
