James Olley Mar 30, 2026, 10:00 AM ET

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James Olley is a senior soccer writer for ESPN.com. Read his archive here and follow him on Twitter: @JamesOlley .

Igor Tudor will be remembered at Tottenham Hotspur as the firefighter who used gasoline instead of water. That's if he's remembered at all.

Spurs and Tudor parted company on Sunday, just 43 days after replacing Thomas Frank as manager with a chance of getting the job on a permanent basis. His mission was simple, according to a club statement at the time: "To improve performances, deliver results and move Spurs up the Premier League table."

It turned out to be an unmitigated disaster.…