Tottenham Hotspur find themselves in deep trouble. They are 16th in the Premier League, have parted ways with Thomas Frank and appointed Igor Tudor as their interim head coach.

Spurs wanted a swift managerial appointment after Thomas Frank’s sacking, and after evaluating several options, feel Igor Tudor is the right man to fulfil their first and foremost objective of retaining the top-flight status. Tudor has a big responsibility on his hands in his first-ever managerial adventure in England, with the Croat’s first game in charge of Tottenham coming at home against arch-rivals and Premier League leaders Arsenal on Sunday.

There has been a lot of reactions to Tottenham’s hiring of Tudor as the interim head coach until the end of the season. Reputable journalist Alasdair Gold has given a mixed take on the 47-year-old arriving in N17, while ESPN FC pundit Don Hutchinson feels it is a “left-field” appointment.

Al-Ahli defender William Troost-Ekong feels facing Arsenal is the “perfect” first game as Spurs boss for Tudor. The Nigerian international, who twice played under Tudor at Udinese, backed his former boss to be a success in the Premier League as he can get the squad “running through brick walls” for...