Tottenham would be making a ‘mistake’ if they sacked Igor Tudor, otherwise it could lead to financial ‘Armageddon’

Tottenham Hotspur have been urged not to sack Igor Tudor as manager before next weekend’s clash with Nottingham Forest.

The north London side head into the relegation six-pointer after snatching a late draw with Liverpool on Sunday.

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Tudor earned his first point as Spurs manager thanks to Richarlison’s last minute goal at Anfield.

His side remain just a point above the relegation zone in 16th place, though.

Prior to the draw, Spurs had lost all four matches across all competitions since the Croatian’s arrival last month.

Those defeats include a 5-2 reverse against Atletico Madrid which has put them on the brink of exiting the Champions League.

Meanwhile, Tudor’s future is already in doubt despite only succeeding Thomas Frank on a deal until the end of the season in February.

The club had been considering sacking him if they had been beaten on Sunday, talkSPORT understands.

As a result, eight candidates had already been sounded out as potential replacements, including Sean Dyche and Mauricio Pochettino.

Should Spurs sack Tudor?

However, Alan Pardew believes it would be a ‘mistake’ to part ways with Tudor now given Spurs’ upcoming fixtures.

Speaking on The Final Word, he explained: “I genuinely feel that it would be a mistake to make another change personally in the managerial front.

“When you look at the next four games, obviously that was a tough game away, they’ve got a draw. They’ve got Forest at home, Sunderland away, Brighton at home, Wolves away.

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“Now, if you wanted four games in the Premier League that were not particularly taxing compared to what you could have, I would suggest they’re ok. So they’ve got a great chance.

“If they’re going to stick with him, then obviously this is the period he has to do the business in my opinion.

“The last four are not so easy. Aston Villa away, Leeds at home, Chelsea away, Everton at home. But I still don’t see Tottenham going down personally. I think they’ve got too much, I just do.

“I just think the games that they’ve got, the players and staff, although they were very, very short today, the European thing might end and that might do them a favour.”

Relegation would be ‘financial Armageddon’

When asked what approach he would take against Forest next weekend, Pardew added: “The manager hasn’t won yet, so he’s under a lot of pressure himself. You’ve got two teams under huge pressure.

“Your next two home games, there’s that old cliche about the team has to inspire the crowd and the crowd will then get behind the team etc. They need to, it feeds onto each other.

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“I think that has to go out the window for Spurs’ next two home games. You’ve just got to go there and just go ‘right, we’re backing the team’.

“Whatever passes, if they give it to the opposition, let’s just stay with them because these two games are just so important.

“Financially, it’s Armageddon for Tottenham if they go down.”

Spurs have not been relegated from the top-flight since 1977.

Despite their draw at Anfield, Tottenham remain winless in the Premier League so far this year.

They are one of just two clubs in England’s top four divisions to be without a league victory in 2026 alongside Sheffield Wednesday.

Spurs have picked up five draws and suffered seven defeats in their 12 league outings in 2026.

Meanwhile, Wednesday have lost 14 of their 15 league matches this year and have already been relegated from the Championship.