Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank is on the verge of getting sacked after an abysmal performance over the Premier League weekend against West Ham United, one of the teams toiling away in the relegation zone.
The fact that Spurs were outplayed and outcoached by West Ham was bad enough, but fans were even more incensed after the game seeing the response Frank had to the defeat. Whereas captain Cristian Romero talked about the result being unacceptable, Frank tried to make excuse and explain away that Spurs were close to a positive result, when nothing could be further than the truth.
Frank has not been sacked yet, but it could be a matter of days when the news comes through the grape vine that the ex Brentford manager is offiicially done at the N17. Spurs may merely be waiting until the dust settles after the Borussia Dortmund game in the Champions League on Tuesday night, scrambling for a replacement until then.
Tottenham fans have made their choice
Tottenham Hotspur supporters want former Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso above anyone else, and unless Liverpool fire Arne Slot now as opposed to waiting just to hire their former midfielder, he could be theirs for the taking if they can offer the right package.
And as if to answer the prayers of their fans, Liverpool reporter DaveOCKOP reports that Tottenham Hotspur are indeed interested in hiring Alonso as a Thomas Frank replacement, should Spurs fire Frank (and it is looking increasingly likely that this will happen).
DaveOCKOP is the first journalist with a positive track record to directly link Tottenham to Xabi Alonso, and there is a lot about the marriage that would make sense. Alonso needs a young, hungry squad of talented players who will buy into his tactics, and after dealing with Frank's negative ways, Spurs players will buy into anything.
And Alonso will want a less pressurized situation than Real Madrid after dealing with the egos there. Spurs do have a couple of players with unnecessary egos like Pedro Porro and Guglielmo Vicario, but they are very mild and benign; Alonso can whip them up into shape easily, and they used to be leaders before being jaded by how terrible Frank is.
Alonso is the breath of fresh air Tottenham are looking for, and while names like Mauricio Pochettino and Oliver Glasner will be on the table, as well as Alonso's old rival Xavi from his Barcelona days, there is no question to Spurs supporters that Alonso, formerly undefeated in the Bundesliga, is a cut above the rest.