Another cup exit
Ossie’s dream dies for another season with a home FA Cup defeat by Aston Villa. After the game, Palhinha instigates an on-field confrontation with Ollie Watkins, leading to an untidy scrap between several players and staff from both sides. Frank denies his players are losing control.
Sporting director leaves, four months after returning
The second coming of Fabio Paratici ends surprisingly early. Four months after returning to Tottenham following a Fifa ban, he decides he would prefer to do his sporting direction in Florence, with Fiorentina, than Haringey.
Sarcastic chants from own fans
Spurs lose 2-1 at home to West Ham after a Callum Wilson stoppage-time goal. Tottenham supporters sing “you’re getting sacked in the morning” to Frank. Romero calls the defeat “a disaster”. One angry supporter confronts Vivienne Lewis, a member of the family which owns the club, telling her to sack Frank and “sell up”.
European progress, but sports car malfunctions
Randal Kolo Muani and Wilson Odobert are pictured in club tracksuits next to a wrecked Ferrari on the M25, thankfully both unhurt. Both make the starting XI for Spurs’ win away at Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League. Incredibly, Spurs finish the group phase ranked as the fourth-best team in Europe. At this point they are the 14th-best team in England. In more evidence that every positive for Spurs must be offset, Dominic Solanke scores one of the goals of the season, a scorpion kick to equalise against Manchester City. It helps to extend Arsenal’s lead at the top of the table.