Thomas Frank took over at Tottenham in June 2025 after Ange Postecoglou was sacked. Picture: AFP/File
LONDON:
Tottenham Hotspur have sacked head coach Thomas Frank after lower than eight months in cost following a 2-1 defeat at dwelling to Newcastle on Tuesday, which left them a mere 5 factors above the Premier League relegation zone.
The north London facet are sixteenth within the desk and with out a win of their previous eight Premier League video games — their worst such run since October 2008.
Spurs have received simply two of their previous 17 league matches and picked up solely 12 factors in that point.
Frank, 52, changed Ange Postecoglou, who was dismissed in June simply over two weeks after main Spurs to victory within the Europa League closing.
The membership hailed the previous Brentford boss as “one of the vital progressive and progressive head coaches throughout the sport” after they introduced the Dane’s appointment on a three-year deal.
However a Tottenham assertion issued on Wednesday mentioned: “The membership has taken the choice to make a change within the males’s head coach place and Thomas Frank will depart in the present day.
“Thomas was appointed in June 2025, and now we have been decided to provide him the time and help wanted to construct for the longer term collectively.
“Nevertheless, outcomes and performances have led the board to conclude {that a} change at this level within the season is critical.”
The assertion additionally thanked Frank for his “unwavering dedication” and whished him “each success” sooner or later.
Frank led Spurs to computerized qualification for the final 16 of the Champions League by ending fourth within the group stage.
However that was offset by a Premier League report of seven wins, eight attracts and 11 defeats this season, with Spurs additionally knocked out of each home cup competitions.
Tottenham captain Cristian Romero described Spurs’ predicament as a “catastrophe” following their 2-1 loss to London rivals West Ham final month however Frank insisted he had “the belief of everybody”.
Dour sport plan
Frank spent seven years answerable for Brentford, guiding the membership from the Championship to the Premier League in 2021 and conserving the west London facet within the prime division regardless of comparatively meagre sources.
Spurs completed seventeenth final season however certified for the Champions League after beating Manchester United within the Europa League closing in Bilbao — their first main trophy for 17 years.
Regardless of their struggles within the league beneath Postecoglou, the Australian’s attacking type at the very least supplied leisure for long-suffering followers, in distinction to Frank’s dour defensive sport plan.
Frank mentioned earlier this month that he shared the frustrations of supporters however he has additionally been hampered by a protracted listing of accidents to artistic gamers together with James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski and Mohammed Kudus.
Though thought-about a member of the Premier League’s “Huge Six”, Tottenham haven’t been topped champions of England since profitable the outdated First Division title within the 1960/61 season — when in addition they did ‘The Double’ by lifting the FA Cup.
Frank is the seventh supervisor to half methods with a Premier League membership this season.
Newcastle beat Spurs
Newcastle plunged Thomas Frank’s future as Tottenham boss into critical peril by profitable 2-1 in north London on Tuesday to inflict one other damaging dwelling defeat on the Dane.
Jacob Ramsey’s winner secured only a third away league win of the season for the Magpies to ease the stress that had been rising on their boss Eddie Howe.
Spurs slip to sixteenth within the Premier League desk and Frank was left in little doubt as to the house followers’ ideas as they referred to as for him to be “sacked within the morning.”
Newcastle had did not win of their earlier 5 video games to start the night time down in twelfth.
However within the battle between the facet that can’t appear to win at dwelling towards one which has struggled on the highway, it was the guests who had been stronger all through.
Newcastle bossed the primary half and had been denied the opening aim after Joe Willock raced clear to fireplace previous Guglielmo Vicario just for a VAR assessment to rule the midfielder offside by the best of margins.
Howe’s males didn’t have to attend lengthy to take the lead when Malick Thiaw bundled in on the second try after his preliminary header was saved by Vicario in first half stoppage time.
To compound one other depressing night time for Tottenham, they suffered one other damage blow when Wilson Odobert limped off earlier than the break.
Spurs have badly lacked for creativity from open play all through Frank’s first season however have compensated due to their power from set items.
The house facet levelled with their first nook as Archie Grey turned in from Pape Matar Sarr’s header again throughout aim simply after the hour mark.
However Tottenham had been solely on stage phrases for 4 minutes.
