Tottenham: Igor Tudor sends fans message after dismal Crystal Palace defeat deepened relegation fears | OneFootball

Spurs are one point above the relegation zone

Yet, despite taking the lead through Dominic Solanke, Spurs capitulated in dramatic fashion, conceding three goals in the space of 12 minutes after Micky van de Ven was sent off for a pull on Ismaila Sarr.

Tudor is now the first Tottenham head coach to lose his first three games in the Premier League era, and there is serious pressure on his job just three weeks after replacing Thomas Frank as interim manager until the end of the season.

Tudor, though, is adamant that his side are on the cusp of turning a corner despite falling to their 14th league defeat of the campaign.

“I will tell you now, maybe it will sound strange, but I believe more after this game than I believed before,” Tudor said.

“I saw something. I need to choose the right guys because the boat is going in the direction that I want to go and needs to go and who[ever] is in the boat can stay. Otherwise they can bow down, or - how do you say that - leave the boat.

“When the other players come back [combined with] choosing the right [players], I’m sure we will have a good team and the victories will comeback. It’s not easy to accept the moment where we are now but it is how it is.”

The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium had emptied out long before the full-time whistle blew as supporters voted with their feet.

Many supporters, some of whom directed their anger at the directors’ box, appear resigned to relegation now and Tudor says he understands their frustrations.

“Of course I understand the fans,” he continued.

“It’s a normal thing that happens in football. They are disappointed. They wanted more. We are aware of that. We also wanted to give more. Unfortunately this is the moment that we pay everything. One red card changed everything.”