Thomas Frank is expected to remain in charge of Tottenham for their Champions League game against Borussia Dortmund in midweek, according to reports. The former Brentford boss is under huge pressure to save his job at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Talks were reportedly held at boardroom level following the defeat to West Ham over the weekend, with Callum Wilson scoring a stoppage-time winner for the Hammers.
The result marked Tottenham's ninth league defeat of the season, leaving them in 14th place with just seven wins in 22 games. It was speculated that Frank would be sacked in the aftermath of the loss but he will instead remain in charge for at least one more fixture, according to Sky Sports.
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It's claimed that Frank will take his pre-match press conference on Monday as normal ahead of Tottenham's penultimate league phase match against Dortmund on Tuesday night.
He is still believed to be under huge pressure, with Tottenham chiefs already in the process of looking at potential replacements in the event of his sacking.
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However, no final decision has been made and the long-term plan has always been for Frank to lead the team through a 'transitional period' for the club.
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He was loudly booed by Tottenham supporters after the defeat to West Ham, with the atmosphere turning toxic following Wilson's dramatic winner.
Afterwards, the Dane said: "Of course, I probably have had better times. I understand I'm the man in charge, so the blame will go to me. That's fair, no problem in that sense.
"As long as they are backing the players, doing everything they can to support them and drive them forward, and we will keep going forward."
Frank was surprisingly upbeat in his post-match press conference, comparing his job at Tottenham to turning a 'super tanker' around.
Before the game, chief executive Vinai Venkatesham wrote a letter in the matchday programme to address several growing issues, including the club's worsening relationship with the fans and player trading.
"I've seen the letter and I took six to eight positive things out of the letter, not the negative things," said Frank.
"What I take out of that letter is that a club, an executive team with Vinai on top, are aligned and know that this is a big transition phase and it's a super tanker we're turning in the right direction.
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"And there's a lot of good signs behind the scenes, also in some of the performances. But of course, when you lose in the last minute to one of your rivals, it's very emotional in football, and there'll be noise.
"That noise we need to keep out there and get [our] head down and keep walking, keep doing the right thing."