Spurs manager Thomas Frank remains under scrutiny in north London after an inconsistent start to the season.
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Tottenham Hotspur are closely monitoring the position of manager Thomas Frank but the club are not expected to sack the coach in the coming days following a 2-2 draw with Newcastle United.
Frank avoided what could have been a fatal defeat at St James’ Park thanks to a brace from centre-back Cristian Romero. Spurs did feel aggrieved to have conceded a penalty following a tussle between Dan Burn and Rodrigo Bentancur, which the Magpies scored from to go 2-1 up.
It was an important point for the London outfit, who went into the match off the back of a 4-1 defeat to Arsenal and a 5-3 loss to Paris Saint-Germain. Spurs sit 11th in the table and host Brentford on Saturday afternoon.
Tottenham Hotspur pick up point at Newcastle United
Speaking after the visit to Tyneside, Frank said: "I think it's hugely important. I think the PSG performance was good. I think the team gave everything against Fulham.
“It was just a nightmare game in some ways because you're down 2-0 after six minutes, and then keep going and also get something out of it, but that's the only way forward, we know that. If you're on a tough run, there's only one way, and that is to work hard and keep going and the team did that very well today."
Frank has come under criticism from Tottenham Hotspur fans in recent weeks, not just due to results, but to his reaction as well. The Spurs boss chose to remind supporters that the club only placed 17th last term and has also frustrated with a hesitancy to hand summer signing Xavi Simons more minutes.
Fabrizio Romano provides update on Thomas Frank future
Speculation around Frank’s future continues and in his GiveMeSport newsletter, transfer guru Fabrizio Romano provided the latest. On Wednesday, when asked where the Spurs board is at, he wrote: “Of course they can't be happy with recent results, with higher expectations in the next games to change the situation. His job is being monitored closely but nothing else at the moment.”
That suggests that Frank will at least be given until this weekend’s clash against Brentford. That could be another make or break fixture for the manager as he looks to find form at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this season.
Frank himself was asked whether he felt the club’s chiefs had patience in his work following defeat to Fulham last weekend. He said: "Yeah, I'm very confident.
"I think the ownership - of course I'm just starting to know them, but it seems like they're good guys, intelligent people - know how to run businesses and learning about football, learning more now they've become owners.
"I think when we're dealing with intelligent people, they can see every successful dynasty, every successful club has taken time. Yeah, you have one where you maybe win one year or the second year, but you can't sustain it if you don't build something sustainable. Impossible."
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