{"id":471899,"date":"2026-02-11T02:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T02:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/471899\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T02:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T02:36:09","slug":"thomas-frank-swipe-at-ange-postecoglou-newcastle-defeat-arsenal-video-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/471899\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Frank swipe at Ange Postecoglou, Newcastle defeat Arsenal, video, highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tottenham manager Thomas Frank has taken an apparent swipe at his predecessors following Spurs\u2019 2-1 loss to Newcastle in north London<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Frank was met with chants of \u201cyou\u2019re getting sacked in the morning\u201d by the disgruntled Spurs support after the club failed to win for the 11th time in 13 home league games this season, slipping to just five points above the relegation zone in 16th.<\/p>\n

\u201cI understand the fans\u2019 frustration,\u201d Frank responded when asked about the fan booing following the defeat.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s a position they don\u2019t want to be in. We are working day and night to try and change. It\u2019s a position the club have been in the last two years. The pattern is the club are struggling to compete in Europe and the Premier League.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Malick Thiaw gave Newcastle the half-time lead their dominance deserved when he slotted home in first half stoppage time.<\/p>\n

Archie Gray briefly levelled for Tottenham after the break, but Jacob Ramsey quickly restored Newcastle\u2019s lead as they secured just a third away league win of the campaign. <\/p>\n

We have lost too many games at home. No doubt about that,\u201d Frank continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cNewcastle are an experienced team that have been in different situations. They know how to get out of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were on top in the first half, then we make it 1-1. We need to understand that we have to do everything we can to win, but we can\u2019t score a second goal.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Thomas Frank, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur. Photo by Steve Bardens\/Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images<\/p>\n

Frank declared that he \u201c1000 per cent\u201d expects to keep his job, while also taking what appeared to be a jab at previous Spurs coaches, including Australian Ange Postecoglou.<\/p>\n

Postecoglou was sacked at the end of a season that saw Spurs finish 17th in the league, albeit 13 points safe of relegation, while they won the Europa League.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t expect us to be in the position we are in with 11-12 injuries,\u201d Frank said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a few before me up here at Tottenham and many other clubs that have lost their head. I have to stay calm. We have to get through this together.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also think there is a lot of studies that show it is not the right thing to do.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only thing I am focused on is fighting. We of course understand we are not in a good situation. But with everything in life, you need to stay calm and keep going.\u201d<\/p>\n

Frank also shifted blame away from himself when asked about the club\u2019s dreadful season, adding he was \u201cconvinced\u201d he would be in charge for Tottenham\u2019s next game against Arsenal.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is easy to point on me but it is never only the head coach, ownership, players or staff. It is everyone,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone knows what position we are in and what we need to improve on. That is what we are working hard on.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cI also think there is a lot of studies that show (sacking the manager) is not the right thing to do.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only thing I am focused on is fighting. We of course understand we are not in a good situation. But with everything in life, you need to stay calm and keep going.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tottenham will next host Arsenal on Monday at 3.30am AEDT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tottenham manager Thomas Frank has taken an apparent swipe at his predecessors following Spurs\u2019 2-1 loss to Newcastle…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":471900,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,44,85,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-471899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-sports","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=471899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471899\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/471900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=471899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=471899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}