{"id":586826,"date":"2021-03-17T05:40:22","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T09:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=586826"},"modified":"2021-03-17T05:40:22","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T09:40:22","slug":"dinamo-zagreb-managerless-tottenham-hotspur-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/03\/17\/dinamo-zagreb-managerless-tottenham-hotspur-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Dinamo Zagreb Managerless Ahead of Tottenham Hotspur Europa League Second Leg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A four-year jail sentence for Zoran Mamic has led to the bizarre situation that sees <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2017\/01\/15\/derby-series-dinamo-zagreb-vs-hajduk-split\/\" target=\"_self\">Dinamo Zagreb<\/a> managerless going into their second leg Europa League tie against\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/03\/11\/dynamite-harry-kane-tottenham\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Mamic was sentenced to a four-year jail term after being found guilty of fraud, relating to siphoning off money from player transfers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Zoran Mamic Scandal Leaves Dinamo Zagreb Managerless<\/h2>\n<h3>Fraud Charges See Spurs\u2019 Opponents Lose Manager<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is not often that the preparations for a Europa League tie are overshadowed by an opposition manager being charged with fraud relating to player sales, but that is exactly the situation for Jose Mourinho and Spurs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Zagreb will now be coached by one of their ex-players, Damir Krznar on Thursday, March 18, looking to overturn a 2-0 first-leg deficit. The departure of Mamic has sent shockwaves through Croatian football although, in a\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gnkdinamo.hr\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">club statement<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, he is still claiming his innocence:\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cAlthough I don\u2019t feel guilty, I resign as I said before I would do if the sentence was confirmed. I wish all the good luck to the club.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Tottenham Take 2-0 Lead to Croatia<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Dinamo Zagreb are the last Croatian team in this season&#8217;s European competitions and face an uphill battle to claw back the 2-0 scoreline from the first leg at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/21a66f6a\/Harry-Kane\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Harry Kane<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0grabbed both goals against a team that had been unbeaten in six matches in the competition and they will still provide stiff opposition in the return leg.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The Route to Securing Champions League Football<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After a poor performance and defeat in their last game in the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/03\/14\/arsenal-deservedly-take-points-tottenham-hotspur\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">North London Derby<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Spurs are now struggling to make the top four and the Europa League is starting to look the most likely route into next seasons\u2019 Champions League, so a win in Croatia will take them one step closer to achieving that ambition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"02E4akq3RONq7AVAcFs5BQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1306562396\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'02E4akq3RONq7AVAcFs5BQ',sig:'xVSlHQYcmqUv2_hB2Kj4o-ugpZKjGtrJN4vxh5j4vG8=',w:'594px',h:'409px',items:'1306562396',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A four-year jail sentence for Zoran Mamic has led to the bizarre situation that sees Dinamo Zagreb managerless going into their second leg Europa League tie against\u00a0Tottenham Hotspur. Mamic was sentenced to a four-year jail term after being found guilty of fraud, relating to siphoning off money from player transfers. 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