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Liverpool icon Jamie Carragher tells Premier League club to fire manager now

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Tudor's statistics after six league outings make for grim reading: five losses and a solitary draw.The former Juventus manager was brought in to guide Tottenham clear of danger following the team's woeful winter spell under Thomas Frank, who departed in February after merely eight months at the helm. However, Tudor, who was absent from post-match media obligations due to a family bereavement, has failed to reverse Spurs' fortunes.READ MORE: Trent Alexander-Arnold punished by Real Madrid after breaking 'code of conduct'READ MORE: Igor Tudor explains viral Arne Slot mix-up before Liverpool draw with TottenhamThis has led Carragher to suggest that a mutual parting of ways during the international break would serve everyone's interests.The Liverpool hero told Sky Sports: "Unfortunately for him with the situation he finds himself in with his family and the results, I think it would be better if Tottenham parted ways with Tudor and looked to bring in another manager in between now and the end of the season."With Tottenham's next game not scheduled until April 12 away at Sunderland, Carragher added: "They have to do that now.Igor Tudor is struggling at Tottenham(Image: Getty Images)"It just hasn't worked; the manager's tried different things as well, different systems, different styles of play."Initially, he came in and was playing man-to-man pressing with a three at the back.



So he's trying different things, and it's just not working."And, as I said, harsh on the manager (if he) loses his job so early in his reign, but the whole point and the reason why he got the job is that he has an instant impact, and that has not happened."Regarding a potential successor to Tudor, Carragher suggested: "I think someone with an affiliation to the club in terms of trying to get the supporters involved.""You've gotta think, 'How can we keep this group of players and this club in the Premier League right now? Okay, we need togetherness.'"That was the first time I've seen it for a while in terms of the scenes outside the stadium (before the match), but they need something like that between now and the end of the season."Tudor's assistant, Bruno Saltor, faced the media at Tottenham's post-match press conference and was pressed on the matter of Tudor's absence.

"It's a personal, family issue, and obviously it's a difficult moment for him," Bruno explained."I'm just trying to support the best way we can... I''m going to leave it there because I think, as I said, it's a personal matter."