Former Liverpool Coach Heitinga Out At Spurs After 33 Days
Last season, assistant manager John Heitinga was by all accounts a player favourite and key to Liverpool’s Premier League title success, but seeking a head coaching opportunity led the ex-Blue to Netherlands and Ajax. That didn’t pan out, with Heitinga sacked as Ajax struggled both domestically and in Europe.
A little over a month ago, he joined a Tottenham side on the edge of imploding under manager Thomas Frank, with Heitinga meant to help steady the ship. That didn’t happen and Frank was sacked this week. Heitinga was reportedly given the option of staying on but has today chosen to move on from Spurs after just 33 days.
Tottenham have now appointed Igor Tudor as their next head coach, but only on an interim basis—despite that the former Croatia international has no former ties to the club. Tudor last managed Juventus, who signed him last March and then sacked him in October after he started the season winless in eight games.
The exact role Heitinga could have had in Tudor’s staff and whether or not it might have represented a demotion for the Dutch coach aren’t clear, but at this point if he wasn’t going to stick it out at Spurs through the end of the season it rather feels that maybe the best option would be taking a few months off to reevaluate.
Source: liverpooloffside.sbnation.com
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