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Heitinga leaves as Tudor makes mass staff changes at Tottenham ahead of relegation fight

Heitinga leaves as Tudor makes mass staff changes at Tottenham ahead of relegation fight
Heitinga leaves as Tudor makes mass staff changes at Tottenham ahead of relegation fightREUTERS

John Heitinga has left Tottenham after barely a month as new manager Igor Tudor steps in.

Former Juventus boss Tudor has arrived on an interim basis to try and save 16th place Tottenham from falling into the relegation zone after a very poor start to the season. 

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The ex-Juventus boss has already started making his own changes to the side, with reports claiming that he is bringing in three new coaches following the dismissal of Justin Cochrane and John Heitinga

Heitinga only arrived at Spurs 33 days ago under former manager Thomas Frank as he attempted to turn the club around. The former Liverpool coach failed under Frank and Tudor moved swiftly to appoint one of his own coaches to go alongside him. 

Reports state that Justin Cochrane, Chris Haslam and analyst Joe Newton have followed Heitinga and Frank out of the door this week as the club goes under huge changes. 

Tudor clearly knows what he wants and arrives for his first job in English football with a reputation as a short-term fixer. 

Having been appointed as manager 12 times in the last 13 years, he hits the targets set for him and Spurs will hope he can help them survive relegation and go far in the Champions League. 

Tudor may not have any past Premier League experience but the Europa League champions have looked promising in Europe, and he will hope they can carry that form over domestically. 

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