• He dismisses talk of club being cursed by ‘black magic’

• Interim manager admits some players are not coping

Igor Tudor has told his Tottenham players to stand up and fight rather than wallow in the role of victims and hide behind “bullshit” excuses such as the club being cursed by “black magic”.

The interim manager is under intense pressure as he prepares for Sunday’s Premier League trip to Liverpool after losing his first four matches. He will be without 12 players, with Cristian Romero and João Palhinha undergoing concussion protocols after their clash of heads in Tuesday’s 5-2 Champions League defeat at Atlético Madrid and Yves Bissouma added to the casualty list with a muscle problem.

• He dismisses talk of club being cursed by ‘black magic’

• Interim manager admits some players are not coping

Igor Tudor has told his Tottenham players to stand up and fight rather than wallow in the role of victims and hide behind “bullshit” excuses such as the club being cursed by “black magic”.

The interim manager is under intense pressure as he prepares for Sunday’s Premier League trip to Liverpool after losing his first four matches. He will be without 12 players, with Cristian Romero and João Palhinha undergoing concussion protocols after their clash of heads in Tuesday’s 5-2 Champions League defeat at Atlético Madrid and Yves Bissouma added to the casualty list with a muscle problem.

• He dismisses talk of club being cursed by ‘black magic’

• Interim manager admits some players are not coping

Igor Tudor has told his Tottenham players to stand up and fight rather than wallow in the role of victims and hide behind “bullshit” excuses such as the club being cursed by “black magic”.

The interim manager is under intense pressure as he prepares for Sunday’s Premier League trip to Liverpool after losing his first four matches. He will be without 12 players, with Cristian Romero and João Palhinha undergoing concussion protocols after their clash of heads in Tuesday’s 5-2 Champions League defeat at Atlético Madrid and Yves Bissouma added to the casualty list with a muscle problem.