Tottenham Hotspur have a big call on the horizon over the future of head coach Thomas Frank.
The boss is now seriously feeling the heat following a 2-1 home defeat to struggling West Ham, which saw Frank belittled by his own supporters.
Sacked in the morning was the chant that rang around the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium following the defeat, and it would appear as though the fan base has unanimously had enough of this season.
It’s been claimed in the aftermath of the latest defeat, it’s emerged that Frank’s position at Tottenham is now under consideration, with the board actually contemplating a change.
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Interestingly, some names have started to do the rounds if Frank is marched out of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Last week, John Heitinga was appointed as an assistant coach at Tottenham, and it would appear, according to The Times, that he’s on the shortlist to take the reins should Frank depart.
Other names mentioned in the piece as being on the list at Tottenham, with Xabi Alonso wanted but not willing to jump back into management during the mid-way point of the season.
Andoni Iraola is another boss who is fancied by the Tottenham board, but he’s not out of contract with Bournemouth in the summer and looks set to honour that.
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Whether it’s Oliver Glasner, Iraola, Alonso, or even Heitinga, it’s going to be hard to imagine any new manager achieving anything different to Frank.
Although the football has largely been quite drab, it’s clear that some of the players simply aren’t good enough for what is required at Tottenham and that’s not all on the manager.
One thing that does appear certain is that the writing is pretty much on the wall for Frank right now, and it’s hard to imagine him recovering from this poor spell.
A positive week would see Frank avoid defeat at home to Dortmund and then beat Burnley at Turf Moor but even then that might not be enough to save his skin at Tottenham.