Saying Guglielmo Vicario is having "a tough time is an understatement", said former Premier League midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker following another nightmare display at Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
The goalkeeper made errors to hand Callum Hudson-Odoi a double, with the first coming from a poor pass to Archie Gray that allowed Ibrahim Sangare to pinch the ball on the edge of the area and tee up Hudson-Odoi for a simple finish.
"It is one of the toughest positions to play because if you make a mistake you are the last line of defence," said Reo-Coker on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast. "That means he can be massively magnified and he just isn't helping himself.
"The first goal he conceded was just embarrassing. He was trying to play out from the back and it went wrong because they were inviting too much pressure on to themselves.
"It feels like Vicario is in a tough spot and so is Thomas Frank.
"But they have to give Frank time because he is a very capable manager. It isn't his team - he is working with the players he has got there - but they need to give him the chance to recruit who he wants.
"Then there will be progression because they are not far off it now. They are just inconsistent."