Igor Tudor has warned that sacking him won't solve Tottenham's deep-rooted issues after a shambolic 5-2 Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid. The Croatian manager faces mounting pressure following four consecutive losses to start his tenure, including a disastrous opening where back-up goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky made two catastrophic errors before being substituted after just 17 minutes.

Spurs now sit 16th in the Premier League, just one point above the relegation zone with nine games remaining. Tudor's side have lost five straight league matches for the first time in 22 years, and the six-match losing streak across all competitions is a club record. Key defenders Cristian Romero and Joao Palhinha will miss Sunday's trip to Liverpool due to concussion protocols, adding to Tudor's injury crisis.

The 47-year-old insists his players remain committed despite reports of a rift in the dressing room. 'They work and they try to do what I say. They believe,' Tudor stated, though he admitted the problems are 'bigger than I was thinking.' With captain Romero sidelined and Micky van de Ven suspended, Tudor must field makeshift lineups while juggling multiple positional changes in limited training time.