Tim Sherwood has laughed off suggestions that Thomas Frank will be sacked by Tottenham.
Frank was appointed at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this summer, after Ange Postecoglou was relieved of his duties, but he has had an underwhelming start.
The Dane is under increasing pressure after Tottenham’s 2-1 loss to Liverpool on 20 December, which left the North London club sitting 13th in the Premier League.
Tottenham’s dismal home record is under the microscope, with the Lilywhites winning just four of their home league matches in 2025.
Sherwood thinks Tottenham must back Frank before sack
Tottenham’s frugality in the transfer market has been a long-debated issue, but they finally loosened the purse strings this summer.
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However, Tim Sherwood believes that more of the same must be in order, before they make any decision on Frank’s future.
Speaking on Sky Sports on 22 December, he said: “I think he needs to be given a chance.
“Any manager needs time and hopefully they give it to him.
“He needs help in the transfer market.
“They have a lot of players who are similar, but hopefully they make the right calls in the next couple of windows to let Thomas build something there at Tottenham.”
Why Frank is not to blame for Liverpool defeat
Frank cannot be blamed for the narrow defeat to Arne Slot’s side, as there were several unfortunate events that went against him.
He was hamstrung from the 33rd-minute onwards, when Xavi Simons was sent off for a ridiculous challenge on Virgil van Dijk.
Any chance that Spurs had of coming back was eradicated by Cristian Romero being unable to control his temper and kicking out at Ibrahima Konate, as they were chasing and looking likely to get an equaliser.
Frank may have made mistakes since joining the N17 outfit, but if those individual errors had not happened, he may well have pulled off a good result against the Reds.
On a different day, his side may have come away with all three points, and the talk of the sack would not have been as heavy.
Sherwood is right, they need to give the ex-Brentford boss backing in the market, to see how he can take this team, rather than making any knee-jerk decisions.