Tottenham Hotspur have named Igor Tudor as their new interim head coach until the end of the 2025/26 season, and he took his first training session on Monday.

The experienced tactician’s life at White Hart Lane could not get much tougher, with his first fixture being the North London derby vs. Arsenal at home on Sunday. TalkSPORT pundit Ally McCoist believes Igor Tudor could be in for a rude awakening at Spurs following the tough fixture list, but the 47-year-old knows about the size of the job when he signed on the dotted lines to become the temporary coach.

As it happens every time a new manager is appointed by the club, all the players get clean slates. It will be no different for the Tottenham players, and one of them looks determined to get into the good books of Tudor early into his tenure.

According to talkSPORT chief correspondent Alex Crook’s Transfer Notebook, Xavi Simons has skipped a holiday to stay at the training ground and put in extra hours ahead of the North London derby against Arsenal.

While the squad was given five days off after Frank’s dismissal, the Dutch midfielder opted to put in extra hours...