Keith Hackett wants the Premier League to ban managers from stepping onto the pitch after games, and it’s all because of what happened with Daniel Farke against Manchester City.

Leeds United lost 1-0 to Pep Guardiola’s team last Saturday. Honestly, they could have snatched a point; they played better than the score suggests, and you could see Farke’s frustration at full-time.

Earlier in the match, Dominic Calvert-Lewin missed a big chance, leaving Farke stunned, and by the end, tensions were still running high. When the final whistle blew at Elland Road, Farke shook Guardiola’s hand but then broke into a sprint straight for referee Peter Bankes. He clearly wasn’t happy with the officials, and the referee handed him a red card for his reaction.

That’s what really got Hackett going. The former PGMOL chief said he’s had enough of managers storming onto the pitch to confront referees. He told MOT Leeds News the Premier League needs a clear rule: managers should stay off the field after games, especially since they can always talk to officials later behind closed doors.

So far, Farke hasn’t spoken publicly about what happened. People inside Leeds have commented, but he’s stayed quiet.

Now everyone’s wondering if Farke will be on the touchline for the next game against Sunderland. The FA could ban him, but if past cases are anything to go by, he might still be on the sidelines Tuesday. When Arne Slot got a red card after last season’s Merseyside derby, he didn’t serve his two-match ban until two weeks later. Managers get a different process than players, so Slot stayed in the dugout until the ban came through.

If the FA follows a similar timeline, Farke might not find out his fate until just before Leeds play Crystal Palace away on March 14, or maybe before Brentford at home on the 21st. Then again, not every red card leads to a touchline ban. Earlier this season, Wolves’ Vitor Pereira got sent off for angrily kicking a ball, but he just got fined. That took two weeks too, so there’s a good chance Farke will be on the bench against Sunderland.

Still, Farke’s confrontation with the referee looked a lot more like Slot’s case than Pereira’s, so a ban feels likely,   but for now, nothing’s certain.

Tottenham’s manager, Igor Tudor, isn’t afraid to shake things up. He’s made it clear that Spurs need to stay humble and hungry, leaning on an idea he picked up in Italy: think like a small team. That’s how you keep your edge, even when things get rough.

It’s been a tough stretch. After losing 2-1 to Newcastle in early February and failing to win a single Premier League game in 2026, Spurs parted ways with Thomas Frank. His time in charge? Pretty brutal, eleven losses in 27 games. Tudor took over just in time for the north London derby against Arsenal, but his debut didn’t exactly go to plan. Arsenal handed them a bruising 4-1 defeat at home.

Now, Tottenham find themselves 16th in the table. They’re only four points ahead of West Ham, who sit in the drop zone, so every match feels massive right now. Richard Keys even warned that relegation could actually happen for Spurs, a thought that’s probably unthinkable for most fans.

With the pressure mounting, Tudor keeps drilling the same message into his squad. He wants his players to approach every game with the grit and humility you’d expect from a team fighting for survival, not one coasting on reputation. That means showing up every single match, motivated and ready, just like they would against the league’s best.

He’s open about it, too. At a press conference, Tudor said, “We work that way. In Italy, we talk a lot about having the mentality of a small team. It’s all about staying humble, staying motivated, and always wanting more, like you’re up against a giant. That’s where it starts for us.”

He says the players get it. They know what’s expected. He keeps repeating it in training: stay focused, stay hungry.

And when it comes to relegation? Tudor doesn’t even say the word, not because he’s scared, but because he thinks it’s dangerous to let that fear creep in. For him, it’s all about the work in training and the focus on performance. If they do that, the points will follow. He tells his players, “Don’t worry about the table. Don’t worry about points. Just focus on what we can control: how we train and how we play. That’s all that matters.”

Even with all the drama at home, Spurs somehow found a way to make it to the Champions League Round of 16, where they’ve drawn Atletico Madrid. That’s a big deal, but it could also be a distraction, especially with injuries piling up and survival in the league still up in the air.

Today, Tottenham head to Craven Cottage to take on Fulham. There are only eleven games left. Tudor and his squad don’t have much time; they need to start picking up points, fast, if they want to make sure Spurs stay in the Premier League.