Where Igor Tudor’s 44 days at Spurs rank among Premier League short reigns | OneFootball

Igor Tudor’s Tottenham reign ended after 44 days, the head coach departing by mutual consent following seven games. He has been grieving his father’s death, news he received after the 3-0 home loss to Nottingham Forest, and Spurs remain winless in the Premier League since December 28 as they battle to avoid a first relegation since 1977.

According to NY Times, his stint is among the Premier League’s briefest but not the shortest, with Sam Allardyce’s 31 days at Leeds United in 2023 still the benchmark. The 10 shortest reigns have all arrived in the past 20 years, four of them in the last three.

Allardyce was hired for Leeds’ final four matches, collected one point and went down, then declined a long rebuild and has not managed since.

Charlton dismissed Les Reed after 41 days on Christmas Eve in 2006, his side having won once and lost at home to then League Two Wycombe in the League Cup. Alan Pardew took over, Charlton finished second-bottom and have not been back to the top flight.

At Nottingham Forest, Ange Postecoglou lasted 40 days. With eight winless matches and a 3-0 home defeat by Chelsea, he was dismissed minutes after full time.

Watford’s churn is infamous. Quique Sanchez Flores’ 2019 return lasted 86 days, one win in 10 Premier League games and the club still bottom when he departed.

For Tudor, it underlines how fleeting the honeymoon can be when results do not change quickly.

Source: NY Times