{"id":44371,"date":"2026-03-12T09:24:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/12\/pochettino-moves-to-the-top-of-tottenhams-shortlist-after-major-tudor-update\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T09:24:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:24:25","slug":"pochettino-moves-to-the-top-of-tottenhams-shortlist-after-major-tudor-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/12\/pochettino-moves-to-the-top-of-tottenhams-shortlist-after-major-tudor-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Pochettino moves to the top of Tottenham&#8217;s shortlist after major Tudor update"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/12\/pochettino-moves-to-the-top-of-tottenhams-shortlist-after-major-tudor-update\/#Tudor_under_pressure_after_Atletico_defeat\" >Tudor under pressure after Atl\u00e9tico defeat<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/12\/pochettino-moves-to-the-top-of-tottenhams-shortlist-after-major-tudor-update\/#Appointment_of_%E2%80%98genius_Pochettino_could_bring_fans_back_on_side\" >Appointment of &#8216;genius&#8217; Pochettino could bring fans back on side<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/12\/pochettino-moves-to-the-top-of-tottenhams-shortlist-after-major-tudor-update\/#Tottenham_are_currently_considering_a_move_to_bring_in_the_sacked_Championship_manager_to_replace_Tudor_on_short_notice\" >Tottenham are currently considering a move to bring in the sacked Championship manager to replace Tudor on short notice.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The &#8216;genius&#8217; manager is now &#8216;very high&#8217; on Tottenham Hotspur&#8217;s shortlist, with manager Fabrizio Romano withdrawing a major update on Igor Tudor&#8217;s future following the heavy defeat at Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tudor-under-major-pressure-after-atletico-defeat\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tudor_under_pressure_after_Atletico_defeat\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Tudor under pressure after Atl\u00e9tico defeat <\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Tudor has had a disastrous start to his tenure as Tottenham manager, breaking his worst record as a manager as the team lost 5-2 to Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Croatian made a bold decision to nod Antonin Kinski between the sticks, but the young goalkeeper was substituted after just 17 minutes after a nightmare start with Marcos Llorente, Antoine Griezmann and Julian Alvarez getting past the 22-year-old goalkeeper.<\/p>\n<p>Kinski must take some of the blame, but the Spurs manager has also been criticized for some of his tactical decisions, with Steve McManaman saying:<em> \u201cIt wasn\u2019t just the performance tonight, it was everything on the perimeter: the goalkeeper\u2019s nonsense on the perimeter, the way he picked his team, the set-up. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;At half-time he went back to bringing on Solanke. Conor Gallagher, Xavi Simmons, Parinha, players who would have been ideal tonight. Every decision he made went against it at half-time. It was a surreal performance.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>    With Tudor losing his first four games as Tottenham manager, Romano gave a big update on his future, saying:<em> &#8220;Tottenham have now confirmed that Tudor will give a press conference ahead of the game against Liverpool, but he remains at significant risk of being sacked at any time.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;In the short term, the situation is very fluid. In the long term, the plan was always clear, because Tudor was on a short-term deal and Tottenham wanted a new manager in the summer. Two names remain high on the shortlist: Roberto de Zerbi and Mauricio Pochettino.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"appointing-quot-genius-quot-pochettino-could-get-fans-back-on-side\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Appointment_of_%E2%80%98genius_Pochettino_could_bring_fans_back_on_side\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Appointment of &#8216;genius&#8217; Pochettino could bring fans back on side<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There is no denying that Tottenham&#8217;s situation is currently deteriorating, with relegation from the Premier League a serious concern, but Pochettino&#8217;s appointment could go some way to winning back supporters.<\/p>\n<p>The Argentine, who was recently serenaded by Spurs fans on a flight from London to Madrid, won three trophies as manager, winning the Ligue 1 title, the French Cup and the French Super Cup with Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n<p>But perhaps most impressively, the 54-year-old led the Lilywhites to their first Champions League final and finished in the top four in four of his five seasons in charge.<\/p>\n<p>Hailed as a &#8216;genius&#8217;, Pochettino has already proven himself to be the right man for the job as Tottenham manager, but a move may have to wait until the end of the summer as he aims to lead the United States to a World Cup appearance on home soil.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"tottenham-considering-move-to-hire-ryan-mason-surprise-tudor-replacement\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/igor-tudor-spurs-tottenham.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/igor-tudor-spurs-tottenham.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tottenham_are_currently_considering_a_move_to_bring_in_the_sacked_Championship_manager_to_replace_Tudor_on_short_notice\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tTottenham are currently considering a move to bring in the sacked Championship manager to replace Tudor on short notice.<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">It was a nightmare for the Tudors.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8216;genius&#8217; manager is now &#8216;very high&#8217; on Tottenham Hotspur&#8217;s shortlist, with manager Fabrizio Romano withdrawing a major update on Igor Tudor&#8217;s future following the heavy defeat at Atletico Madrid. Tudor under pressure after Atl\u00e9tico defeat Tudor has had a disastrous start to his tenure as Tottenham manager, breaking his worst record as a manager [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40,360,144,1225,7229,84,684,8826,1265],"class_list":{"0":"post-44371","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-major","10":"tag-moves","11":"tag-pochettino","12":"tag-shortlist","13":"tag-top","14":"tag-tottenhams","15":"tag-tudor","16":"tag-update"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}