Alan Shearer noticed that Thomas Frank looked ‘very, very tired’ during Tottenham Hotspur’s shock defeat at home to West Ham United.
Frank is under huge pressure at Tottenham to turn things around, but a home defeat to a side sitting in the bottom three will only crank up his chances of being sacked.
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Callum Wilson netted a stoppage-time winner for the Hammers to give them their first Premier League win in 11 matches, which is just unforgivable from a Spurs perspective.
Tottenham are now assessing Frank’s future, and it feels unlikely that he will be in charge of the Champions League game against Borussia Dortmund.
Alan Shearer thinks Thomas Frank looks ‘very tired’ at Tottenham
Thomas Frank looked completely shattered on the sidelines of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as his team lost to West Ham, claims Alan Shearer.
The Danish head coach will have never faced scrutiny like he is now with his job on the line in North London.
Frank and the Spurs team were jeered at half-time and full-time over the weekend, which usually points towards one outcome.
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Speaking about Frank’s future after the game, Shearer told BBC Match of the Day: “I look at Tottenham, and I don’t really see a plan, I don’t really see a system. At times, I’m seeing players who perhaps look lost.
“Look, he knows the laws of football; if you don’t win games, you’re going to get sacked. He looked like a very, very tired man towards the end of that game.”
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The North London club are now facing a key decision on Frank’s future at the club, but everything suggests that a change is coming.
Spurs may need to appoint an interim manager for now, similar to Manchester United, ahead of a new full-time coach coming in next summer.
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Right now, the Argentine is fully committed to the United States national team, but once their campaign is over, a move to Spurs could be on the cards.
At Spurs, there feels like unfinished business for the 53-year-old, and he could be the perfect man to come in at the club to give supporters a real lift.