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The Tottenham Hotspur boss had plenty to say ahead of the Premier League game against Fulham but one comment stood out for people
Tottenham head coach Igor Tudor got the supporters talking with a cryptic answer during his press conference ahead of the Premier League match at Fulham.
The Croatian admitted at Hotspur Way on Thursday that he has already realised the challenge that lies before him at Spurs is harder than he thought it would be when he signed on the dotted line until the send of the season. Tudor has gone into clubs like Juventus, Lazio, Udinese twice and others across Europe and instantly improved them but arriving at Tottenham with just 13 outfield players fit and available in his first week was something he was not expecting.
The 47-year-old at least has defenders Pedro Porro and Kevin Danso back in training this week but when he was asked about why he thinks Spurs have so many injuries each year, the two-time Serie A title-winning centre-back was keeping his cards cryptically close to his chest.
"I have my thoughts, I have opinions here, but I keep them to myself," he said.
That got the supporters on social media wondering exactly what those thoughts were and who or what he believed was the real culprit behind a second year of injury woes for the club.
football.london asked Tudor when he thinks he will have Destiny Udogie and Dejan Kulusevski back in action. The former suffered a hamstring injury earlier this month and the latter has been out since undergoing knee surgery towards the end of last season following a patella injury at Crystal Palace.
"It's a weekly basis. When they come, they come. We need to be focused on the way, also, how they come back into the team. Also, the main important thing is, in time, they are recovering to put them in good condition so when they come back, they are in good shape. Otherwise, it's a problem, but we are working. This is an important part of our job."
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He added: "I know [Kulusevski] from Juventus. Fantastic player, fantastic guy. Difficult moment. He's had really big problems, as you know, here. But he's positive and also the doctors are positive. So we'll see, next week, how it's going."
When asked if he expects to have Kulusevski back this season after a slower than expected recovery, he added: "We hope so. In this moment, I don’t know."
Joao Palhinha will return to Craven Cottage on Sunday looking to help get Spurs back on track against his old team and Tudor has been impressed with the Portuguese midfielder, who has been playing in central defence, since he arrived last week.
"Big leader and important for the dressing room all these skills – not just as a player, but as a human being. He played there [in defence] and it’s not his natural position. He did something else for the team in this particular moment and I know he did his best for that," he said.
"We put a line of four for the last game to protect other weakness we maybe have in these moments against teams. You always need to do some adjustments you believe in moments are best for the team. In this particular moment some of us need to play in a role that's not their best position."
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