Tottenham have got to stick by a manager if they want to progress on the pitch after they decided to sack Thomas Frank.
That is according to ex-Everton, Aston Villa, and Aberdeen chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, who states there are “deep-rooted issues” at Spurs.
Frank was sacked after eight months in charge of the club, with Igor Tudor taking over until the end of the season before the search for a permanent successor begins.
It has been a dismal season for Spurs, with the club just five points above the Premier League relegation zone.
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Everton’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – states the Spurs hierarchy need to begin showing “strong leadership.”
Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast, Wyness says that Daniel Levy’s departure at Spurs earlier in the season has not changed anything at the club.
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He told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “There are some deep-rooted issues with the way that Spurs have been run over the years, as we all know. Particularly, we saw it last season. We’ve seen it for much longer before that.
“With or without Daniel Levy, those problems still seem to persist even more now. So I think that to pick the manager as a sacrificial lamb, I think is the wrong thing for Spurs. They’ve got to start backing people and sticking with it.
“My own experience is that there was a time when David Moyes was at Everton, we had a slight wobble, but we stuck by him, and he was there in the end for, was it now, 10, 11, 12 years almost.
“So you’ve got to stick with managers, and I think it does take time, particularly with Spurs. And as I say, the issues to me go beyond him to the hierarchy, and they’ve got to show some strong leadership at the top now and really back somebody and get this right.”
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Spurs could look at bringing Mauricio Pochettino back to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for a second spell as manager.
The 53-year-old is currently set to take charge of the USA national team at this summer’s World Cup, with his contract ending after the tournament.
Pochettino had five years as Spurs manager between 2014 and 2019, including leading them to a Champions League final in his final full season in charge.