OPINION: Tottenham have to sack Thomas Frank earlier than they face Arsenal within the north London derby – Premier League relegation is on the playing cards.
Thomas Frank is statistically the worst Tottenham supervisor of all time (Picture: Getty)
From the ecstasy of the Europa League last final Might, to this. Tottenham’s Premier League season was fairly depressing final 12 months however at the least they had been by no means susceptible to relegation. The identical can’t be mentioned for this present Spurs aspect. With 4 wins of their final 20 league video games, Spurs are actually ominously near Nottingham Forest – who can be a part of them on 29 factors tonight – and West Ham. A really late Manchester United equaliser towards the Hammers makes the desk look a tad higher than it might have this morning. Regardless, the Newcastle defeat final evening was the fifteenth of Thomas Frank’s reign and the temper on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is pitifully depressing.
The soccer is dire and the arrogance is non-existent. The stadium was half empty at full-time final evening. Those who stayed made their emotions identified with boos plus chants of Mauricio Pochettino’s title and “you are getting sacked within the morning” – geared toward their very own supervisor. The brutal reality is that Tottenham now merely need to sack Frank. It isn’t good to say, however it is a determined state of affairs, and on this proof, spending the 2026-27 season within the Championship is a scarily lifelike situation. A win fee of 26.9 per cent is unacceptable, and makes Frank statistically the worst supervisor within the membership’s 144-year historical past.
Defeat means Spurs have the 18th-worst dwelling file within the Premier League this season. Solely Wolves, with one win in 25 video games, have fewer factors at dwelling. Even then, it is solely 5 factors fewer. Tottenham misplaced to a Newcastle workforce that began yesterday with the Seventeenth-worst away file within the league. In a must-not-lose match, Spurs went behind twice. They by no means regarded like discovering a second equaliser.
Subsequent up is Arsenal at dwelling. Spurs have 11 days between at times to discover a successor to Frank. The Dane declared he’s “satisfied” he’ll be in cost for the north London derby. He added: “It’s straightforward to level on me however it’s by no means solely the pinnacle coach, possession, gamers or workers. It’s everybody.” That’s true. However the head coach is the one factor Spurs can change between now and Might 24. They usually should. Instantly.
If the 52-year-old stays in cost for much longer, Spurs might be relegated, particularly due to West Ham’s current enchancment. There’s a very actual likelihood after they take to the pitch towards the Gunners in a Sunday 4.30pm kick-off, Forest have picked up six factors from six (Wolves at dwelling tonight, Liverpool at dwelling February twenty second) to maneuver forward of them and West Ham are simply two factors adrift (Bournemouth at dwelling February twenty first).
Frank has misplaced the followers and defeat at dwelling to Arsenal simply feels inevitable with him on the helm. It might be even uglier than the 4-1 loss on the Emirates in November. The Spurs hierarchy ought to realise this challenge has reached its very sorry finish.
However with the unpopular Frank in cost, there’s little to no confidence amongst Spurs followers proper now that their workforce will exit and win both. It is not all Frank’s fault, as he mentioned himself, and the board deserve loads of criticism too. He is additionally been let down by his gamers at occasions and fairly merely, has been very unfortunate. However regardless of all that Spurs nonetheless might be, and completely needs to be, doing higher than this. Frank’s time is up and it is crucial a brand new supervisor is given as many days as potential to organize for the Arsenal recreation.
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