Story by[BBC]Ali Speechly - Fan writerMon, March 2, 2026 at 2:51 PM UTC·2 min read[]Igor Tudor is not a coach who is afraid to speak his mind. In the past, some Spurs fans have complained that the club does not make enough noise about perceived injustices regarding decisions by officials. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOthers have also said that some coaches have protected the players too much and needed to be better at holding them to account. In contrast to his predecessors, Tudor has been very vocal on all fronts. However, does this actually help?Complaining about refereeing decisions that go against your team is natural, and at Spurs we have certainly had more than our fair share to get upset about recently. Nevertheless, when your team is so poor regardless of those decisions, coming from the head coach, those complaints start to feel a bit desperate. In addition, openly stating to the world's media that your team is lacking in everything, can't defend, can't attack - no matter how true these statements may be - is an interesting tactic from the person charged with motivating players who haven't won a Premier League game all year. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe general consensus is that Thomas Frank is a nice guy - perhaps too nice to hack it at a so-called 'big club'. While Tudor seems to be the antidote to Frank, is he what is needed at Spurs right now?I don't think the 'woe-is-me' approach by Tudor is the correct way forward. Clearly, our players are not performing well enough. They know this and I doubt they need reminding. What the players need now is someone to rally them, to get them organised and confident in the basics, so they are up for this relegation fight. Telling everyone else your players are rubbish doesn't seem like the best strategy. If Tudor keeps us in the Premier League, though, I'll happily accept I was wrong. Find more from Ali Speechly at Women Of The Lane and on Instagram.