Former Tottenham manager and player Glenn Hoddle has offered to save Tottenham from relegation should Igor Tudor be moved on as interim boss.
Tudor was put in charge of the club three games ago, but has lost all of those matches, with some fans suggesting that the 3-1 defeat by Crystal Palace on Thursday could be the final straw.
It remains unclear how long the former Juventus man will be in the role, with his contract running until the end of the season.
But if Tudor is sacked before then, Hoddle would be interested in replacing him. Speaking on Could It Be Magic, the FA Cup podcast sponsored by Carling, before the Palace defeat, the 68-year-old was asked if returning to management appealed to him.
‘I think it would actually,’ he said. ‘Particularly with Tottenham, as that’s my club.
‘I’ve supported them since I was eight years of age. So they were a massive part of my life.’
Hoddle was previously in charge of Spurs between 2001 and 2003, having already coached the likes of England and Chelsea. Though he enjoyed a couple of cup runs, mid-table finishes in the top flight led to his sacking.
‘I managed them probably at the wrong time, I’ve got to say,’ he added. ‘Let’s put it that way.
‘Politically and financially, it wasn’t money there. Certainly, it wasn’t what they told me I was going into.’
It was put to Hoddle that former Spurs forward Robbie Keane could be in the running for the job, having enjoyed success with Hungarian side Ferencvaros.
Keane played under Hoddle at Spurs, and it is an idea that the player and coach-turned pundit can get behind – if he has an experienced head with him.
Hoddle added: ‘Robbie is doing great as a young manager, but to have someone experienced like myself… that would be a good formula in many ways.
‘I think that’s a shrewd move, whether it was me or somebody experienced with him, because the question would be, is Rob ready to go into that sort of job now?
‘Probably, although in saying that I went into my first management job at, what was I, 34? So very, very young. So you have to take that leap at some stage. And you learn on the job, but you can learn on the job and have some experience around you. Looking back, I could have done with that.
‘I brought Robbie to Tottenham you know, and he’s done fantastic.’
