{"id":436447,"date":"2026-02-20T17:11:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/436447\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T17:11:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:11:09","slug":"igor-tudor-must-unleash-tottenham-youngster-luca-williams-barnett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/436447\/","title":{"rendered":"Igor Tudor Must Unleash Tottenham Youngster Luca Williams-Barnett"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tottenham manager Igor Tudor could get fans instantly onside if he unleashes young academy star Luca Williams-Barnett, whether that be against Arsenal in the north London derby or in the near future.<\/p>\n

Tudor is preparing for his first game in charge of Spurs this weekend after he was appointed as manager until the end of the season. It doesn’t get much bigger than Arsenal in the Premier League for Tottenham, and Tudor has an early chance to make himself a hero.<\/p>\n

Without trying to upset Spurs fans, it is somewhat of a free hit for Tudor. The former Juventus manager’s time at Spurs won’t be solely judged on a game against the Premier League’s leading side, even if it is a north London derby.<\/p>\n

Tottenham aren’t expected to win, so Tudor can set his side up to go at them, hoping to cause an upset.<\/p>\n

Tudor Can Instantly Win Tottenham Fans Over<\/p>\n

\"Tottenham<\/p>\n

Tudor can instantly win Tottenham fans over by doing something Frank never did, and that’s unleashing young academy player Williams-Barnett.<\/p>\n

Spurs remain in an injury crisis at the moment, leaving them with a minimal number of senior players. Throwing a 17-year-old into a north London derby might be a step too far, but Williams-Barnett is certainly a player Tudor needs to be considering in the coming weeks and months.<\/p>\n

Williams-Barnett, described as an ‘elite talent’<\/a>, scored 16 goals and provided seven assists in just 18 appearances for the youth sides, and despite his age, is already a regular for the U21s.<\/p>\n

With Tudor playing two attacking midfielders in his system, which he’s likely to implement at Spurs, Williams-Barnett could be a wildcard option, and the manager would instantly get fans onside if he gave him an opportunity in the Premier League.<\/p>\n

\"Tottenham<\/p>\n

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It’s a big blow for Tottenham.<\/p>\n

It’s Williams-Barnett’s Time to Shine<\/p>\n

\"thomas<\/p>\n

One of the criticisms of Frank was his lack of trust in youth players, especially with Tottenham having plenty of injury troubles. Williams-Barnett has been flourishing regularly in the academy sides, and although he might not be ready to start every week, he’s deserved some minutes in the Premier League.<\/p>\n

Another criticism of Frank was the lack of excitement with his style, and players like Williams-Barnett would have certainly increased that. Tudor can instantly win fans over for bringing in the 17-year-old for both of these reasons, and the impact of a fearless young talent could be exactly what they need.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tottenham manager Igor Tudor could get fans instantly onside if he unleashes young academy star Luca Williams-Barnett, whether…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":436448,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-436447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436447\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}