Igor Tudor agrees with Thomas Frank as Tottenham boss warns players in first interview

Igor Tudor has given his first interview since taking interim charge of Tottenham (Image: Tottenham Hotspur)

Igor Tudor has conducted his first interview Tottenham head coach. During the five-minute clip uploaded to social media, the 47-year-old discussed his style of play, non-negotiables he expects from Spurs stars and also revealed his the similarities in his methods to that of former head coach Thomas Frank.

On the latter topic, he said: I like to be positive, I like to play offensive football. That's my first goal. I like to score goals but in the same way for sure, you need to give organisation in defence give the clear structure of what you want to play. I believe that style is more important than the system, of course."

"The situation here is not easy because we have a lot of players injured so we need to find the best system that suits the players available. Maybe this can sound strange but I believe that the thing we need to be focused on is training.

Ahead of his stint at Tottenham, it was stated that Frank is more focused on playing principles and tactical flexibility than on adhering to a fixed formation. That was evidenced by his pivot a back three, a shape that Tudor also deploys.

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On demands of players, Tudor also stated: "I'm coming here knowing the situation is not easy. There is no time to find excuses, that is what I said from the first day, each of us, each of the players needs to give something because the position of the club because the position of the club at this moment is [not] what anyone can expect.

"Every fan of Tottenham cannot accept the situation. We are aware of that but it is not enough to just be aware. We can't use excuses."

Igor Tudor has been able to make an immediate impact during his last few interim spells (Image: Anadolu via Getty Images)

The former Juventus head coach had kicked off the interview by making his feelings clear on his appointment and thoughts on the players.

He began: "Big challenge for me, big honour to be here and I'm very happy. In the same way I don't think too much about myself because I'm focused on work to do."

"Wherever you go it is always about your relationship with the players, with the team, with the town. There are lots of similarities. So it is a real privilege to be here.

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"The first priority is to give everything the team needs in these moments. The team needs, first of all, to get some confidence, to get some courage but also in the same way, the concrete things on the pitch."

Tudor has coached some current Tottenham stars in previous roles having been in charge of many Serie A clubs. Randal Kolo Muani is the obvious name but he has also worked with some others.

He said: "I know some players. I've also been coaching with Dejan [Kulusevski] and Rodrigo [Bentancur]. Unfortunately they are not available to play but they are in the dressing room."