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"Too many bad habits" - Igor Tudor slams Tottenham squad after heavy Arsenal defeat

"Too many bad habits" - Igor Tudor slams Tottenham squad after heavy Arsenal defeat
"Too many bad habits" - Igor Tudor slams Tottenham squad after heavy Arsenal defeatREUTERS

New Tottenham interim manager Igor Tudor didn't hold back following his side dismal 4-1 Premier League defeat to North London rivals Arsenal on Sunday (February 22).

Spurs are very much in a relegation battle following their defeat to league leaders Arsenal, with braces from Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyokeres.

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Tudor, who was brought it to help steady the ship at Tottenham, appears to have very quickly learned the magnitude of his job.

Speaking to Sky Sports after the game, Tudor said: "I'm sad because it was not good enough. Arsenal was much better. 

“At this moment there is too much gap between the two teams. It's good to show and to see this kind of team the start to show us where we need to be. 

“It's about work, to start to work hard because we struggle in a lot of things for sure.

"Physiologically, we need to come out from this moment, only way is work, stay quiet stay humble, stay where we are now and look at the future. 

“Growing day by day, week by week. Too strong for us at this moment.

"Too much bad habits in the past, each part of the team we need to look at ourselves, grow, be humble. 

“We need to run more, we need to play better, we need to defend better, we need to win duels, second duels. second balls.

"We prepared these four, five days but they were faster, even I can say that the players showed the passion, they wanted to run, but we pressed high. 

“They are stronger they have more power, more energy. They believe more, that is the key in the end is they believe more. And that's it, so take the lessons."