Thomas Frank looks to be on the brink of the sack at Tottenham Hotspur; however, the club still have four key reasons why he might not leave just yet.
The North London club are well and truly in a relegation battle this season following the team’s 2-1 defeat at home to Newcastle United.
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Frank’s team were loudly booed off the pitch at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with their tally of Premier League defeats now at 11.
Spurs supporters have made their feelings clear towards the manager, but right now, the board remain reluctant to part ways with the Dane.
Tottenham are still making excuses for Thomas Frank
Thomas Frank has lost support behind the scenes at Tottenham Hotspur, and work has begun on sorting his replacement, according to BBC Sport.
The 53-year-old’s job security is now in the balance; however, several excuses are being made for the Danish head coach.
Firstly, Frank was without 11 first-team players against Newcastle, with key players such as James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Lucas Bergvall, Cristian Romero and Pedro Porro missing.
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The North London club also believe the squad requires major work, having lost both Harry Kane and Son Heung-min quite recently.
Losing so many key players means there’s a lack of leaders in the dressing room, which is why Tottenham wanted to sign Andrew Robertson in January.
Finally, Tottenham’s owners have been hoping for some managerial stability, having gone through four managers since November 2019.
But given the severity of the situation, the club could be forced to act before the North London derby on February 22.
Thomas Frank expects to remain Tottenham manager
However, Frank himself is still expecting to remain Tottenham manager when the team face Arsenal in almost two weeks.
When asked whether he will still be manager against Arsenal, Frank told the media: “Yeah, I’m convinced I will be.
“I understand it’s easy to point at me, but I also think it’s never only the head coach or the ownership or the directors or the players or the staff. It’s everyone.
“If you do something right, you build something that can last. Of course, we are not in a top position now.
“Everyone knows, directors, ownership, myself, what position we are in, what we need to improve and what we need to do better. That is what we are working very hard on.”