Thomas Frank sacked: Tottenham head coach departs after less than eight months in charge

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Tottenham have sacked head coach Thomas Frank after less than eight months in charge, Sky Sports News understands.

Spurs fans booed Frank and chanted for his sacking during Tuesday's 2-1 defeat to Newcastle.

The club's hierarchy are understood to have concluded Frank's position had become untenable.

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Spurs are 16th in the Premier League table, five points above the drop zone, and have won just twice in their last 17 league games.

Frank left Brentford in June to replace Ange Postecoglou after the Australian was sacked despite winning the Europa League.

But the ex-Bees boss failed to win over the Tottenham faithful, with his short tenure littered with setbacks, including drinking from a coffee cup which carried the badge of rivals Arsenal.

Frank exits having won just 13 of his 38 games in charge, with the loss to Newcastle giving him the worst Premier League win percentage of any Spurs manager in the Premier League era with just 26.9 per cent.

The 52-year-old's departure means Spurs are searching for their sixth permanent manager in seven years since Mauricio Pochettino left in 2019.

Frank's successor will take over a side that is out of both domestic cup competitions, but remains in the Champions League knockout stages after the Dane guided them to a fourth-place finish in the table.

Spurs are next in action live on Sky on Sunday February 22 with a home game against rivals Arsenal in the Premier League, followed by a trip to Fulham. Both games will be shown live on Sky Sports.

Tottenham are yet to comment.

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Tottenham's next five games

February 22: Arsenal (h), Premier League - kick-off 4.30pm, live on Sky Sports

March 1: Fulham (a), Premier League - kick-off 2pm, live on Sky Sports

March 5: Crystal Palace (h), Premier League - kick-off 8pm

March 15: Liverpool (a), Premier League - kick-off 4.30pm, live on Sky Sports

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