{"id":376159,"date":"2026-01-18T01:45:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T01:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/376159\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T01:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T01:45:09","slug":"thomas-franks-tottenham-future-is-in-doubt-after-toxic-atmosphere-during-2-1-home-defeat-by-rivals-west-ham-with-hierarchy-weighing-up-his-fate-amid-spurs-fans-calling-for-his-sacking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/376159\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Frank’s Tottenham future is in DOUBT after toxic atmosphere during 2-1 home defeat by rivals West Ham – with hierarchy weighing up his fate amid Spurs fans’ calling for his sacking"},"content":{"rendered":"

By CRAIG HOPE, CHIEF FOOTBALL REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 15:55 EST, 17 January 2026 | Updated: 18:13 EST, 17 January 2026 <\/p>\n

Thomas Frank<\/a>\u2019s future at Tottenham<\/a> is in serious doubt after supporters called for him to be sacked during their 2-1 home defeat by West Ham<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Daily Mail Sport understands the North London club are now considering a change of manager, but are not preparing an imminent announcement.<\/p>\n

As it stands, the plan is for Frank to take charge for the visit of Borussia Dortmund<\/a> in the Champions League<\/a> on Tuesday. Beyond that, there is now uncertainty over how long he will be given to turn things around.<\/p>\n

The message in the build-up to the West Ham game was that Frank had the support of the hierarchy and there was no appetite for change. However, such was the toxicity inside the stadium as Tottenham went down to a 93rd-minute defeat, it is thought the club are weighing up all options.<\/p>\n

John Heitinga arrived as Frank\u2019s assistant last week and, while it was insisted at the time that the former Ajax boss was not an interim-manager-in-waiting, his presence does provide Tottenham chiefs with a temporary option, should they decide to call time on the Dane\u2019s seven months in charge.<\/p>\n

Tottenham are 14th in the Premier League<\/a> after a run of one win in eight in all competitions and home fans taunted Frank with chants of \u2018You\u2019re getting sacked in the morning\u2019 after Callum Wilson<\/a>\u2019s late winner for West Ham on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\"Thomas <\/p>\n

Thomas Frank’s Tottenham future is in serious doubt with the club considering a change<\/p>\n

After the game, Frank said: ‘I\u2019ve probably had better times, it\u2019s probably not the best time of course. But I understand, I\u2019m the man in charge. So the blame will go to me. That\u2019s fair, no problem in that sense. As long as they are backing the players, doing everything they can, to support them and drive them forward, that\u2019s what we do, and we will keep going forward.<\/p>\n

‘It\u2019s a supertanker that we\u2019re turning in the right direction and there are a lot of good signs behind the scenes and also in some of the performances. But when you lose last minute to one of your rivals, it is very emotional football and there will be noise. That noise we need to keep out there and get our heads down and keep working, keep doing the right thing.’<\/p>\n

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