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Tottenham's Igor Tudor to stay for Atletico match despite poor start

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  • Tottenham manager Igor Tudor will stay in charge for the Champions League match against Atletico Madrid despite losing his first three games.
  • The club has delayed a decision on his future until after the fixture as Spurs sit just one point above the relegation zone.
  • Tudor faces scrutiny over team selections but remains convinced he can turn things around with the right players.

According to the Daily Express, Tottenham appear to have indicated that Igor Tudor will not be dismissed in the coming days. Igor Tudor remains scheduled to conduct a press conference next Monday evening, with Spurs due to face Atletico Madrid in a Champions League last-16 first leg 24 hours later. Igor Tudor is set to be in the technical area for the Atletico Madrid match despite losing his opening three matches in charge.

Tottenham are now just one point above the relegation zone following favourable results for West Ham United and Nottingham Forest, after their most recent setback on Thursday evening courtesy of Crystal Palace, marking a fifth successive Premier League defeat. A failure to generate an instant impact and some bewildering team selection choices have placed Igor Tudor under scrutiny, though he has only been at the club for a matter of weeks. The club's leadership will not be reaching a verdict on Igor Tudor's future until at least following their forthcoming fixture in Spain.

I will tell you now maybe it will sound strange but I believe more after this game than I believed before. I saw something. I need to choose the right guys because the boat is going in the direction that I want to go and needs to go and who is in the boat can stay. Otherwise they can leave the boat. So when the other players will come back and choosing the right (players) I'm sure we will have a good team and the victories will come back. It's not easy to accept the moment where we are now but it is how it is.

Igor Tudor, Tottenham manager

Spurs have a free weekend to prepare for the Atletico Madrid encounter, having already been eliminated from the FA Cup. After the Crystal Palace loss, Tudor said: 'I will tell you now maybe it will sound strange but I believe more after this game than I believed before. I saw something.

I need to choose the right guys because the boat is going in the direction that I want to go and needs to go and who is in the boat can stay. Otherwise they can leave the boat. So when the other players will come back and choosing the right (players) I'm sure we will have a good team and the victories will come back.

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