Igor Tudor Shows Frustration at Micky Van de Ven

Tottenham manager Igor Tudor was seen ‘constantly shouting’ at defender Micky van de Ven, and the new Spurs boss’s reaction spoke volumes.

Tudor will have learned a lot about his players following their defeat at home to Arsenal on Sunday. Their new manager hasn’t been in the hot seat for too long, but losing so heavily against their north London rivals will have been a major concern, and there is plenty that he won’t have been happy with.

A host of Tudor’s players underperformed, and watching him closely on the sidelines, he certainly didn’t look too impressed. Losing against the league leaders when you’re battling relegation isn’t the be-all and end-all, but the manner of the defeat is what will hurt the supporters and Tudor the most.

Tudor Seen Shouting at Tottenham Star

Tudor was seen ‘constantly shouting’ at Van de Ven to ‘push up’, and although nothing out of the ordinary for a manager, his reaction spoke volumes. Tudor was then seen holding his arms in the air, leaning back, clearly frustrated after trying to get his message across.

Van de Ven also appears to look straight over at Tudor, and proceeds to ignore his instructions to push up.

The reaction of Tudor clearly speaks volumes, as he’s already showing frustration with his players. The Spurs boss isn’t able to get his message across, and it perhaps points to deeper problems that we saw under Thomas Frank, with some of the squad not buying into ideas straight away.

Tudor Has Serious Task on His Hands

Spurs currently sit just four points above the relegation zone, and with Nottingham Forest and West Ham picking up points, they are in a precarious position.

Relegation is a real threat at the moment for the north London club, and with Tottenham having a host of injury troubles to contend with, their situation might not get better too quickly.

Their season won’t be defined by a defeat against Premier League leaders Arsenal, but it’s certainly not the start to his tenure that Tudor will have been dreaming of.

Up next for Spurs is the short trip to Fulham, who go into the game in more impressive form, beating Sunderland away from home on Sunday.