{"id":252570,"date":"2026-01-19T14:37:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T14:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/252570\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T14:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T14:37:09","slug":"thomas-frank-future-live-tottenham-manager-holding-news-conference-and-taking-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/252570\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Frank future LIVE: Tottenham manager holding news conference and taking training"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘The sound of a fanbase who had given up on their head coach’published at 13:54 GMT<\/p>\n

13:54 GMT<\/p>\n

\"\"Phil McNulty<\/a>
BBC Sport chief football writer<\/p>\n

Thomas Frank’s future may lie in the hands of those in power at Tottenham Hotspur, but the court of public opinion has delivered its damning final verdict.<\/p>\n

The Dane has been the target for toxicity before as he fails dismally to win over Spurs supporters unconvinced by his pedigree after arriving from Brentford, along with a stodgy style regarded as conservative and dull.<\/p>\n

Not like this, though. Not on the levels of fury aimed at Frank at the dramatic conclusion of the 2-1 home defeat by struggling West Ham United.<\/p>\n

Frank looked a hapless, beaten figure as he offered polite applause to those who turned on him savagely after Callum Wilson bundled home a stoppage-time winner – the cue for a storm of discontent to be unleashed in his direction.<\/p>\n

Spurs fans were chanting “sacked in the morning” at their own manager even during the video assistant referee check for offside that eventually cleared Wilson’s winner.<\/p>\n

Seconds later, when the final whistle confirmed the latest blow inflicted on Frank, it felt like there was no way back. This was the sound of a fanbase who had given up on their head coach, who no longer wanted him at the club.<\/p>\n

Brutal – but this was the inescapable conclusion. Frank was stunned, appearing broken as the pressure increasingly grows on his position.<\/p>\n

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