As Tottenham Hotspur supporters watched Thomas Frank repeatedly lose big matches and then come out with a big smile and act as if Spurs were playing well, they began to realize that things were much better under Ange Postecoglou, even if there were serious issues at the time. And now watching Igor Tudor fumble through even more defeats, the Spurs faithful are starting to come to the same realization about the former Juventus manager.
Although "former Juventus manager" has a nice sounding ring to it, realize that Tudor was only a marginally successful interim coach for the Bianconeri. He has never lasted more than a single season at any team he has coached, and his best league finish was in 2022/23 when he came third in Ligue 1 with Marseille, who were second in the league the season before his arrival.
Tudor came into the Spurs job with less respect and credibility than either Postecoglou or Frank did, but, well, that is why he was a desperation interim manager hire. Spurs supporters wanted to get behind Tudor and do their best to support him, but the notion that he would be an upgrade over Frank was always going to be a flawed one.
Igor Tudor is no upgrade on Thomas Frank
Now, there are actually some ways in which he has been better than Frank. At least he gave Antonin Kinsky a chance in the first place. But the way he did it - and the way he handled the obvious conclusion of the young goalkeeper struggling for confidence against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League knockouts - was appalling.
The reality is that Tudor is not the caliber of manager who should be managing a Premier League Big Six side with one of the top 10 highest revenues in the world. He might not even be the caliber of manager who should be in charge of Crystal Palace or Fulham, given he is significantly worse than either Marco Silva or Oliver Glasner - by the way, two coaches near the top of Spurs upcoming summer wish list.
Tudor isn't good. He, again, has no real track record of managerial success in world football, and his reputation as a savior actually makes no sense. He has no system or identity to how he plays, he is not known for enhancing young players, and it is quite apparent already that he cannot manage the personalities or the flames of a volatile situation at a big club. At least Frank was a standup guy who didn't humiliate young players on the pitch like what Tudor did to Kinsky.