Thomas Frank’s job at Spurs is not safe unless he achieves a top six Premier League finish this season.
That is according to ex-Aberdeen and Everton and Aston Villa chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, who believes Spurs will be expecting to qualify for European football again next season.
Spurs finished 17th under Ange Postecoglou, but qualified for this season’s Champions League by winning the Europa League.
Postecoglou was sacked by Spurs for the poor league finish, and Frank is already under pressure from supporters to improve results and performances.
Thomas Frank ‘is the right guy’ for Spurs
Everton’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – does not believe Frank will be safe with a mid-table finish in the Premier League.
Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast, Wyness insists that Spurs won’t settle for any less than European qualification.
He told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “He’s got to improve on last season. I don’t think even a 10th, 11th, 12th would work for him.
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“I think he’s got to be in the European places and I think Spurs, without stadium, etc. expect to be achieving at least in the top six or seven. And I think that’s where he’ll be judged on. And he’ll be OK.
“I don’t think they’re going to get rid of him. But still, that’s what I think he’s been set. And they’d expect something of that level. And the resources they’ve got, I mean, it’s quite fair to expect that.
“But there’s a lot of history behind that squad, a lot of mistakes at Spurs over the years, and the fans have got to realise it might take a couple of seasons to get this sorted out and move it forward.
“But I’m going to believe that Frank is the right guy. He’s proven it before, and let’s hope he’s given that time to do it.”
Spurs currently in Champions League mix
Spurs currently sit ninth in the Premier League table, just three points off the top four and Champions League qualification.
Frank wants to add a striker to his Spurs squad in January to improve their top four hopes, in what could be an important transfer window for the Dane.
Fulham are the next visitors to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with home form also a concern currently under Frank.