Overview
- John Heitinga departed Tottenham roughly 32–33 days after joining as Thomas Frank’s assistant on January 15.
- Agent Rob Jansen says Spurs asked Heitinga to remain under interim head coach Igor Tudor, but he declined as Tudor was installing his own staff for a brief stint.
- Jansen adds that Heitinga had hoped to succeed Frank, while the club opted for Tudor on a temporary basis, a choice the agent criticised as a 'crisis manager' move.
- Tudor’s first game ended in a 4-1 defeat to Arsenal, with Spurs on a nine-match league winless run, sitting 16th and four points above the relegation zone.
- Coaches Justin Cochrane and Chris Haslam also left following Tudor’s arrival, underscoring a rapid reset of the backroom setup.