Fulham Vs Tottenham: Tudor fumes at 'home referee' as Spurs face serious emergency

Igor Tudor unleashed a string of criticisms after the 2-1 defeat in fulham vs tottenham, calling the referee a "home team referee" and saying he "doesn't understand football. " The loss deepened relegation fears for Tottenham and intensified scrutiny of the match's pivotal incidents.

Tudor's furious post-match reaction

The interim Tottenham manager, the 47-year-old Croatian Igor Tudor, left little doubt about his view of the opening goal and the referee, Thomas Bramall. Tudor twice labelled Bramall a "home referee" and said the official "doesn't understand football. " He accused Fulham's Raul Jimenez of "cheating" by pushing Radu Dragusin before Harry Wilson volleyed the opener and described the decision not to penalise the contact as an "incredible mistake. " Tudor said: "Their first goal changes the situation on the pitch. It's a big refereeing mistake. There's no consistency last week, what happened today was incredible. The referee was incredible today – not giving a goal there is madness. "

Fulham Vs Tottenham refereeing row

Tudor pointed to a lack of consistency, noting a similar incident last week when Randal Kolo Muani thought he had made it 2-2 against Arsenal but saw the goal ruled out for a push on Gabriel. He argued that even "a soft touch" away from the ball that gains an advantage should be a foul: "He [Jimenez] gained an advantage and they scored. You need to give these fouls. " Tudor added: "He [Jimenez] was not thinking about the ball, he was thinking how to cheat, he cheated the player, was pushing, it was cheating and it's a foul. Ninety-nine of 100 people will say it's a foul, it's so obvious. " At one point Tudor said he was too upset to speak to the referee about the incident.

Tactical faults, formation and 'brain'

Tudor also criticised his players' collective performance, saying the team lacked personality and was "always late on everything. " He rejected the notion that formation was the core problem, insisting "It's not about systems at the moment, " while listing three major shortcomings: the attack, the midfield and the defence. "We are lacking when we attack, we lack the quality to score the goal. We are lacking in the middle to run and we are lacking behind to stay there to suffer and not concede the goal. So, an amazing situation. Amazing, " he said. Tudor went further, accusing players of lacking "brain" and adding: "They arrive before us. They predict and we are always late on everything. That's the problem. " The defeat followed last week's 4-1 home loss by Arsenal.

Spurs' league situation and reaction

Tottenham sit 16th in the Premier League and four points above the relegation zone, and the 2-1 loss at Fulham was their fourth league defeat in a row. The club have gone 10 league games without a win, their worst run in 32 years since a similar streak under Ossie Ardiles in 1994. Yves Bissouma spoke bluntly after the match: "We lost again. It is not easy, especially for us, for the club. It is not good for everyone. We know this is a big emergency. We need to change a lot of things, we need to put effort into the game to try and win games. At the moment, it is just hard. " Former Premier League winner Chris Sutton reacted to that interview by saying: "If you're a Spurs fan and listening to that Bissouma interview, there are alarm bells ringing. They are in real danger of going down. "

Fulham praise and match details

Fulham manager Marco Silva was "delighted" with the win, which lifts Fulham into the top half. Silva said: "The amount of chances we created, the score doesn't reflect our superiority on the pitch. " He singled out centre-back Issa Diop, a late call-up after Joachim Andersen was ruled out with illness, noting: "He was at home last night, not even in the hotel. But he's a top professional. " The hosts broke the deadlock after seven minutes when Harry Wilson volleyed in following the contact involving Raúl Jiménez and Radu Dragusin. Tottenham's only effort on target came from Richarlison's header. The match was described in one headline as "Fulham sink struggling Spurs with incredible Iwobi goal. "