Tottenham are edging into worrying territory as the pressure tightens around Thomas Frank, and the manager has now spoken about the team meetings held in an attempt to steady the ship.
Tottenham Hotspur are entering a crisis, given the poor results in recent months under Thomas Frank.
The Lilywhites have managed just the one win in their last five games in all competitions, while they ended November without a single Premier League win.
Frustration has been echoing around the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with fans not sparing Frank and his players any flak after poor displays.
What Thomas Frank told Tottenham players in team meeting before Newcastle clash
Something has to change really fast for the Dane, who is coming under intense pressure.
Up next is another difficult fixture, as Tottenham head to St James’ Park to take on a Newcastle side that has won two games on the bounce in the Premier League.
Given Tottenham’s poor form, Frank has now explained that he and his staff have held several meetings with the players as they try to address recent issues and prepare for what lies ahead.
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He revealed that the sessions have focused on both reviewing the Fulham defeat and setting up the plan for Newcastle.
He told the official Tottenham channel: “We had meetings yesterday and today and yes of course like normal, we debrief the Fulham game, today we are looking more forward to Newcastle.
“There will be some more meetings tomorrow. We want to build something sustainable that can complete in all tournaments.
“Competing on both fronts, that is something that takes some time to learn physically and mentally. We need to find the right formula to click.
“As a good example this period we are in now, we play four fantastic games in 10 days. We also had a spell earlier in the season that was also two, two, two (days between games) it was only us and Arsenal that had that.”
Spurs pressure and the Frank situation
December is set to be a crucial month for Thomas Frank and his side, given the number of games that they will play. Matches will come thick and fast and Frank will need to secure results in games if he is to bring back the feel-good factor to N17.
Failure to get points on the board could lead to talk of a sack, as Tottenham are now in the bottom half of the Premier League table, sitting in 12th place.