Tottenham have parted ways with interim manager Igor Tudor after just 44 days and 7 games in charge.
Spurs appointed Tudor on a short-term deal until the top of the season after sacking Thomas Frank in February.
Tottenham were sixteenth within the Premier League, five points above the relegation zone, when Frank lost his job after just eight months.
Any hope that Tudor would transform the north London club was quickly dashed, nevertheless, with the Croat losing five of his seven matches in charge.
That dismal run of form has seen Tottenham slip only one place and one point above the relegation zone.
‘We are able to confirm that it has been mutually agreed for head coach Igor Tudor to depart the club with immediate effect,’ a press release from Tottenham read.
‘Tomislav Rogic and Riccardo Ragnacci have also left their respective roles of Goalkeeping Coach and Physical Coach.
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‘We thank Igor, Tomislav and Riccardo for his or her efforts through the past six weeks, through which they worked tirelessly.
‘We also acknowledge the bereavement that Igor has recently suffered and send our support to him and his family at this difficult time.
‘An update on a brand new Head Coach will likely be provided sooner or later.’
Tottenham suffered a demoralising 3-0 defeat at home to fellow relegation-strugglers Nottingham Forest before the international break.
In tragic circumstances, Tudor was informed that his dad had died after the sport and subsequently missed media duties.
Tudor lost 4 of his five Premier League games accountable for Tottenham, drawing 1-1 with reigning champions Liverpool at Anfield in the opposite.
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The previous Croatia midfielder also oversaw Spurs’ embarrassing 5-2 Champions League last-16 first-leg defeat to Atletico Madrid, through which his decision to begin back-up goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky backfired spectacularly.
Spurs improved within the return leg at home, beating La Liga giants 3-2, however it was not enough to overturn the first-leg deficit and reach the quarter-finals.
Ex-Tottenham managers Harry Redknapp and Tim Sherwood have been linked with returns during Tudor’s dismal spell in charge.
Spurs have been within the Premier League since its inception in 1992 and the last time they dropped out of the highest division was back in 1977.
Former Manchester United and England captain Wayne Rooney said earlier this month that he believes Tottenham will likely be relegated.
‘The players need to have a look at themselves because I feel they’ve been an absolute disgrace,’ Rooney said on Persist with Football.
‘The performances, the attitude, the shortage of desire, the shortage of fight and there’s a scarcity of all the pieces in them.
‘Last week I didn’t but after seeing what’s happened within the last couple of games I feel they are going to go down.’
Rooney’s ex-teammate Gary Neville added: ‘I don’t think they are going to go down. My view is they are going to make a change and not sleep… just. That’s what I feel will occur.’
Tottenham return to Premier League motion on April 12 with a clash against Sunderland on the Stadium of Light.
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