Tottenham have endured an inconsistent start to the season under new boss Thomas Frank and the club's new owners have made a decision over the Dane's long-term future
Tottenham Hotspur will not be sacking Thomas Frank despite Sunday's humiliating defeat to Arsenal. The Gunners dealt a crushing defeat to their fierce rivals at the Emirates Stadium, with Eberechi Eze adding insult to injury by scoring a hat-trick after nearly joining Frank's team in the summer.
Leandro Trossard also found the back of the net, helping the hosts secure a 4-1 victory and extend their lead at the top of the Premier League, much to the dismay of Spurs.
This marks the fourth league defeat for the club this season, leading to increasing discontent among Spurs fans who are unhappy with what they see as subpar and negative performances. However, while the club's management acknowledges the dip in results, they remain committed to giving Frank the opportunity to rectify the situation.
As reported by The Telegraph, the club's owners, the Lewis family, maintain that Frank's appointment was part of a long-term plan and continue to stand by this decision. The club is not panicking and will not be rushed into making any hasty decisions, despite having some concerns.
There is suggestion that the former Brentford manager's frequent changes have contributed to a string of lacklustre performances, and some players would like Frank to concentrate more on leveraging his own team's strengths.
The Spurs squad gathered at their training ground as usual on Monday ahead of jetting off to France on Tuesday for this week's Champions League face-off with Paris Saint-Germain.
Following his team's loss to Arsenal, Frank stated: "I'm a very big believer that no matter what system you play you can be successful. I completely understand the question and I will always take the full responsibility. The full responsibility will always be on me today when we didn't perform.
"I picked a team that played 5-4-1, changed it half-time, very clever, one minute into it they scored, 3-0, the rest is history after that. What I would say is that no matter if we played another system we needed to be more aggressive and better in the duels. That doesn't matter to the system but I take responsibility for everything today."
Commenting on Spurs' less-than-stellar results, he added: "That, of course, will always be a concern. I would like the team to have very few bad performances. There will always be average performances, because it's football we're dealing with.
"That's definitely something I need to look into, because today, I felt we were fresh, I think we were ready. The Chelsea game was a little bit on the back end of a tough spell.
"There could be that but the performance was still bad. Today, I didn't expect us to be not competitive."