There is one big winner from Tottenham appointing Igor Tudor

Following the recommendation of the now-departed sporting director Fabio Paratici, Tottenham have turned to Igor Tudor to save them from relegation.

The Croatian arrives in a dire spot. A 2-1 defeat to Newcastle United last Tuesday leaves the Lilywhites just five points above the drop amid yet another availability crisis.

While Tudor has plenty of firefighting experience in foreign lands and is unlikely to be overwhelmed by the task at his disposal, it's perhaps the most challenging salvation attempt of his managerial career.

Tudor has ventured here, there and everywhere in a career so far defined by short-term reigns. However, Tottenham aren't looking for long-term stability with the 47-year-old. They merely need a bounce, and for Tudor to steer the Lilywhites well clear of a perilous position, he must enliven and empower a group of players that looked utterly broken come the end of Thomas Frank's miserable tenure.

A fresh voice was imperative, and Tudor will be hoping to get a tune out of one familiar face down the stretch.

Randal Kolo Muani shone under Tudor at Juventus

There were many calling for what you might describe as a "proper Spurs" appointment to steady the ship. Essentially, someone who "knows the club" and would be able to quickly get supporters onside in these divided and tense times.

However, on that front, viable options were slim. Robbie Keane perhaps made the most sense, but he's got a job to complete with Ferencváros; Ryan Mason has already had two bites of the cherry, while the likes of Harry Redknapp, Tim Sherwood and Glenn Hoddle were non-starters from the get-go.

There's no denying that Vinai & Co. have taken a big risk by appointing Tudor, who so few in N17 know anything about, but the Croatian's experience of such situations means there's at least a rationale to fall back on.

Tudor got the Juventus job permanently last year because of his stellar work in the wake of Thiago Motta's premature exit. With the Croatian at the helm, the Bianconeri won five of their nine remaining Serie A games and moved up a place to qualify for this season's Champions League. When Tudor was announced as Motta's permanent successor, few batted an eyelid.

However, things started to go awry after the Club World Cup, during which Juve exited rather meekly in the last 16 to Real Madrid. Randal Kolo Muani missed a gilt-edged chance to open the scoring that day, yet his loan spell in Turin had convinced Tudor and Juventini that acquiring the Frenchman for the long haul was a necessity.

But, as we know, an agreement between the Italian giants and Paris Saint-Germain wasn't reached in the summer, opening the door for Tottenham to pounce late in the window.

Under Frank, though, Kolo Muani never found his feet. While he's Spurs' joint-top scorer in Europe, he's yet to register a single Premier League goal contribution. There's talent to work with, for sure, but some have criticised the nonchalant forward for a perceived lack of effort and interest.

Such accusations were never thrust upon Kolo Muani at Juventus last year, with Tudor even going out of his way to commend the forward's attitude. The Frenchman either led the line or worked off the shoulder of Dušan Vlahović during his time in Italy, and he enjoyed a healthy goal return under Tudor: five in 11 games.

Thus, a reunion with Tudor has the potential to ignite Kolo Muani's Tottenham career. With so few options available in attack, it's imperative that the Frenchman emerges as a contributor under the new manager.

There's been plenty of speculation over how Tottenham could look under Tudor, who loves the 3-4-2-1, but utilising Kolo Muani in tandem with Dominic Solanke, similar to his dynamic with Vlahović, seems like the best use of resources until Mohammed Kudus returns from his injury.

There's a flick that needs to be switched inside the 27-year-old, with only sporadic glimmers manifesting on the continental stage. Tudor, though, has tuned Kolo Muani expertly once before.