Tottenham currently have no plans to part ways with Igor Tudor after the Croatian oversaw his third-straight defeat on Thursday night.
For just a couple of minutes, there was hope that everything would be okay. A tidy Archie Gray swivel and cross for Dominic Solanke helped the Lilywhites into the lead against Crystal Palace, but, as we've harshly learned over the past few weeks, bad teams get no luck.
With one tug of Ismaïla Sarr's arm, Tottenham's evening came crashing down. It led to Micky van de Ven's demise and an immediate opportunity to restore parity. A quick collapse ensued, one befitting Spurs' current woes.
It was a contest many earmarked as one this broken team may actually have a chance in. Instead, another nadir. After West Ham United's victory at Fulham on Wednesday night, our buffer is just a single point. Many of us are already planning for the second tier, a Doomsday scenario that would be nothing short of an abomination.
Igor Tudor to remain in charge despite chastening Crystal Palace defeat
Igor Tudor was the left-field pick to get Tottenham out of the mire. His reputation as a proficient firefighter in Italy supposedly rationalised the decision, especially given the alternatives were not particularly enticing, but the 47-year-old has not had the desired effect.
There's no evident of player buy-in through 270 minutes of 'Tudor-ball', with a lack of commitment to the cause meaning the Croat's vigorous man-to-man approach has so far manifested rather meekly. We remain easy to play against, and there was no discernible sign of improvement for the opening 35 minutes on Thursday night before we shot ourselves in the foot.
It was a chastening, almost surreal, night, with the extent of our sorry demise evident in the space of a few first half minutes.
However, according to BBC Sport (via Daily Hotspur), the club currently has no plans to move on from Tudor, and he's expected to take charge of the first leg of our Champions League round of 16 tie against Atlético Madrid.
Despite the wretched start to his reign, Tudor was curiously upbeat post-match. “It sounds strange, but I believe more after this game than I did before. I saw something," he said, much to the bemusement of anyone who had the displeasure of tuning into Thursday's game in the hope that maybe this time things would be different.
It surely won't be long until the club turn to a "Spurs man".