{"id":461632,"date":"2026-02-11T06:19:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T06:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/461632\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T06:19:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T06:19:08","slug":"thomas-frank-insists-hes-safe-at-spurs-but-can-he-avoid-the-sack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/461632\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Frank insists he’s ‘safe’ at Spurs – but can he avoid the sack?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Tottenham<\/a> hierarchy now have a huge decision to make.<\/p>\n

Thomas Frank’s future at the club is uncertain. That isn’t a secret, of course – it has been the case for weeks.<\/p>\n

Large sections of the supporters want him sacked. The boos that rang round Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> Stadium at full-time were testament to that prevailing feeling from a disgruntled fanbase. <\/p>\n

Crucially, there has been a loss of support towards the Dane internally. <\/p>\n

So, the fact Frank’s disastrous first season in charge lurched to deeper depths following this defeat by Newcastle<\/a> may have significant consequences.<\/p>\n

If Nottingham Forest<\/a>, who occupy 17th, beat Wolves<\/a> on Wednesday night they will go level on points with Tottenham<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Frank is understandably hesitant to admit his side are in relegation fight – but the numbers don’t lie.<\/p>\n

That said, it may not be Frank’s problem for much longer – Tottenham<\/a>‘s latest loss will push the beleaguered manager closer to what appears an inevitable exit.<\/p>\n

Indeed, such has been the level of contemplation regarding Frank’s immediate future at Tottenham<\/a> in recent weeks that this loss will almost certainly trigger further soul-searching from the club’s leadership group.<\/p>\n

The fact the Spurs board have stuck by Frank during such a difficult period proves they want the appointment to work. <\/p>\n

The easier decision would have been to show Frank the door by now.<\/p>\n

However, the Tottenham<\/a> hierarchy believe Frank has been dealt a rough hand.<\/p>\n

There’s an acknowledgment that the season has been disrupted by multiple injuries to key players.<\/p>\n

There is also recognition that the squad needs repair work – particularly considering the departures of their two main sources of goals in Harry Kane and Son Heung-min.<\/p>\n

There is also a sense behind the scenes that the squad is lacking in leadership. It was why they signed England international Conor Gallagher and tried to land Andy Robertson from Liverpool<\/a> – both with plenty of Premier League experience.<\/p>\n

There is also a sense from Tottenham<\/a>‘s executive team that the club require a period of managerial stability.<\/p>\n

But by the same token, sources have told BBC Sport that work towards a contingency plan in the event they make a decision they really don’t want to make illustrates the precarity of Frank’s position.<\/p>\n

If the club decide to part with Frank in the immediate aftermath of this Newcastle<\/a> defeat, they will have 12 days until their next fixture against Arsenal<\/a> on 22 February. <\/p>\n

That leaves Tottenham<\/a> with a prolonged window to execute their replacement plan and leave Frank’s successor with time to implement a blueprint for the north London derby.<\/p>\n

The pressure on Frank is at breaking point. We are about to find out if Tottenham<\/a> crack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Tottenham hierarchy now have a huge decision to make. Thomas Frank’s future at the club is uncertain.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":461633,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[403,99],"class_list":["post-461632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=461632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461632\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/461633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=461632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=461632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}