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Thomas Frank is under huge pressure at Tottenham after their defeat to Nottingham Forest on Sunday.

Spurs lost 3-0 away to Sean Dyche’s side, who are now just four points behind them in the Premier League standings despite being in the relegation dog fight for several months.

At this stage last season, Ange Postecoglou‘s Spurs had one more point than Frank has achieved this term, and as we all know, that campaign turned out to be the North London club’s worst ever in the history of the Premier League.

Frank’s future as Tottenham’s manager was called into question on Match of the Day on Sunday night, with fans angry about the lack of progress the ex-Brentford boss has overseen since replacing Postecoglou in the summer.

Ex-Tottenham chairman Lord Alan Sugar has already called for Jurgen Klopp to replace Frank, while Brendan Rodgers has also emerged as a potential candidate for the job, if Spurs were to sack the under-pressure Dane.

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Odds slashed on Brendan Rodgers arrival, but deal now close elsewhere

After Tottenham‘s defeat to Forest, one major bookmaker slashed the odds on Rodgers becoming the next Spurs manager.

At the same time, Frank has become the new favourite among Premier League managers to be sacked next.

However, it seems that the former Liverpool and Leicester manager, who resigned as Celtic boss in October, is being lined up for a job elsewhere.

The Athletic journalist David Ornstein reported via X on Monday that Al-Qadsiah are on the verge of reaching an agreement with Rodgers to become their new manager.

The Khobar-based Saudi Arabian side are currently fifth in the Saudi Pro League. However, on Sunday, it was confirmed that Michel had left his post at the club.

Rodgers, 52, is currently travelling to the Middle East to finalise his deal with Al-Qadsiah, who boast the kikes of Julian Weigl and Mateo Retegui in their squad.

Ex-Liverpool and England striker Robbie Fowler previously managed Al-Qadsiah.

He was replaced in 2023 by Real Madrid legend Michel, who now looks set to be succeeded by Rodgers.

If not Brendan Rodgers, who else could succeed Thomas Frank in charge?

It doesn’t seem likely that Tottenham will axe Frank just yet.

It’s a very awkward time of year to do it with a congested fixture schedule on the horizon, as well as the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Will the Lewis Family want to be working overtime to sort out a replacement for Frank at Christmas? We really doubt it.

There’s also the transfer window coming up and boy, do Spurs need it.

However, if they do decide to pull the plug on Frank, Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner is the current favourite to take charge.

Marco Silva is also in the running with his Fulham contract expiring at the end of the season.

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola is also likely to be a contender if Frank is given his marching orders by the London club.

Tottenham Women fans did not exactly have a Sunday to celebrate.

Spurs found themselves 3-0 up against Manchester United, in what would have been one of the shock results of the season.

However, the Red Devils staged a late comeback and would eventually level the scoreline in the 94th minute as the match ended 3-3.

It was no doubt a sour note for Martin Ho, whose reign at Tottenham has been fantastic so far.

Nevertheless, it was another point on the board, with Spurs remaining in touching distance of the Champions League places.

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Tottenham Women match points total from last season

Life before Ho was bleak at Spurs.

Last season, Tottenham were dreadful, and lost seven of their final 10 matches, failing to win a single one.

As a result, the North London side finished 11th, one place above the drop zone.

Therefore, when Ho entered the club, he no doubt had his work cut out.

Yet, the turnaround has been remarkable, with Spurs easily being one of the best teams in the division.

Now, the size of the improvement he has overseen is clearer than ever, with the point at the Progress with Unity Stadium ensuring that Tottenham have now already matched their points total from last season.

This is despite Spurs only being halfway through the campaign, proving how insane this feat actually is.

Martin Ho gutted Tottenham Women could not hold on for win

While many Spurs fans would have taken a point before the game, considering the side were 3-0 up, it is no doubt two points dropped.

A victory would have seen Tottenham leapfrog Man United and go level on points with Arsenal in the Champions League places.

However, the collapse late in the second half prevented this as Ho missed out on a statement result.

Reflecting on the game afterwards, the manager was disappointed that they could not see the result over the line.

“I thought for 70 minutes, we were outstanding – our attacking play and how we defended,” Martin told Tottenham on 14 December.

“We just got to the back end of the game and they pushed it really well. The players have given me everything and I couldn’t have asked any more. They’ve battled through the whole of that game, and they’ve given me everything in this first part of the season. I’m just absolutely gutted for them.

“You never want to concede three goals – the players don’t and I don’t either, but when you’re playing against the top teams, they push you right to the end. We’ve had injuries, but that’s not an excuse. We have a good enough squad and the players have given me everything. I’m gutted we couldn’t get it over the line.

“We can take a lot of pride from this and we’ve taken big steps. We’ve grown as a team and come here to push Manchester United on their own patch, especially after going 3–0 up.”

Pedro Porro is on the verge of a one-match ban after picking up a yellow card in Tottenham’s 3-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest.

There were zero positives to take from the match as Spurs were completely undone by Forest, who are battling for survival.

Pressure has now piled on Thomas Frank at Tottenham, with his stay at the North London club looking set to be a short one.

However, things have now gone from bad to worse for the manager, with Porro now close to a one-match ban.

Pedro Porro one yellow card away from suspension

Porro has been a frustrating figure at Tottenham this season.

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The full-back seems incapable of putting in consistent displays, which has no doubt helped contribute to the club’s recent downturn in form.

On top of this, his discipline is nothing to be desired, with the Spain international picking up his fourth booking of the season against Nottingham Forest.

Late in the match, Porro took out Neco Williams after Forest put together a series of passes, with the full-back picking up a yellow for the incident.

Now, the Spurs man is one card after from a one-match suspension.

In the Premier League, if you are yellow-carded five times between match day one and 19, you are suspended for one game.

Therefore, Porro will now have to navigate the next three games without being booked, or he will be banned.

How bad was Porro against Nottingham Forest?

According to Fotmob on 14 December, Porro was dire against Nottingham Forest.

The full-back only completed 72 per cent of his passes and failed to make a single successful dribble or cross.

It was a bleak performance from a player who looked to have turned a corner in recent matches.

Now, Frank will be furious with his display, with the Spain international nowhere near the standard required to compete in the Premier League.

Real Madrid are closely monitoring Tottenham’s Yang Min-Hyeok, who is currently on loan in the Championship with Portsmouth.

Tottenham decided to loan Yang out in the summer after signing him in January from South Korean side Gangwon FC.

There are high hopes for Yang at N17, and that he can one day become a starting winger for the Lilywhites, as a loan to the Championship was deemed the right move.

However, the Korean hasn’t exactly set the world alight for Portsmouth, but Real Madrid‘s detailed plan suggests that they have seen enough of the forward.

Real Madrid see Yang Min-Hyeok as a missing piece

Yang has impressed in glimpses for Portsmouth but is yet to cement a starting spot in John Mousinho’s lineup.

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The 19-year-old was hooked at halftime in Portsmouth’s recent game against Blackburn Rovers on Saturday, when his side staged a second-half comeback to win the match 2-1.

But Yang did have his best run of form back in October, which may have caught the attention of Real Madrid officials.

According to Spanish outlet Fichajes, Madrid want to bring Hyeok to the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in a package deal that would total just over £6million for Spurs.

The Los Blancos want to sign Yang and put him in their development team, Real Madrid Castilla, so that they can compete for promotion to Spain’s second division.

The Korean is seen as an “ideal” piece for Madrid’s development squad, and the plan would help the winger adapt to Spanish football.

Considering Yang’s drop in form of late, Tottenham could be tempted to sell their starlet.

Tottenham should be patient with Yang, here’s why

Last season, Spurs also loaned Yang out to the Championship after striking a January deal to send him to QPR.

The winger also failed to nail down a starting spot for the R’s but did show flashes of brilliance, as Tottenham have been urged to stay patient with Yang.

His loan move to Portsmouth is currently going the same way it did with QPR; however, it’s a long season, and Yang could still play an important part for Pompey, as they fight for survival.

If Real Madrid, of all clubs, see something in him, then it’s only a compliment to Tottenham’s recruitment and the player who is contracted to their club until 2030.

For the touted £6m that Tottenham would be offered, cashing in on Yang so early would have minimal benefits for what could follow if he continues to develop.

Tottenham have got a lot of things right this season, but there is one issue that they have been horrendously wrong on.

Tottenham invested a huge sum into the playing squad for their return to the Champions League, and their campaign in Europe is going well.

However, fans had become frustrated with the pricing for the home matches, feeling that the quality of the opposition has not reflected how expensive tickets were.

Tottenham have already announced a U-turn for the Borussia Dortmund clash, but more must be done.

Tottenham must realise what has gone wrong with Champions League pricing

John Wenham believes that Tottenham must reduce their pricing, as the fans already pay extortionate prices to attend league matches.

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Speaking exclusively to Tottenham News, he said: “I was at the game on Tuesday night, in my normal area, I’m in the South Stand, which is supposed to be the hardcore support, 17,000-seat stand.

“There was not a single regular season ticket holder around me, who had opted to buy their ticket, quite simply, because we already pay the most expensive tickets in the league, and they are asking for an additional £60 for Slavia Prague at home.

“It is just not realistic, the club have to realise, by reducing the prices, even to say £30 or £40, you then fill out the stadium, all those people attending are spending more money on food, drinks, merchandise, whatever it is, and the club makes more money overall.

“I hope that they have learnt their lesson from this, I will give them some credit, originally when the Borussia Dortmund game ticket prices came out, it is scheduled for 20 January, and they were category A prices, in my seat, that would have been £80, they have realised from the attendances from the Prague, Villarreal and Copenhagen games, that they aren’t selling the seats.

“They have reduced the prices to category B for Dortmund, and I think that is right, they are not Real Madrid, Bayern Munich or Barcelona, so I think that is the correct call, so at least they have realised that, but the pricing on the whole has just been wrong for this whole Champions League campaign.

“The level of teams we have played in the home games are basically Europa League teams, I think it would have been wise to offer some sort of package, maybe £100 but that covers all four games, that would have guaranteed bums on seats, or maybe some sort of flexible pricing, to encourage people to bring their kids to the games to attract the next generation of fans.”

Tottenham need to get supporters back on board

The relationship with Spurs and their fans has finally started to be rebuilt after Daniel Levy’s departure, with the businessman being the main reason for the frustration from a huge portion of the fanbase.

However, they risk things becoming toxic again, if the tickets remain at the level that they have been, luckily, it seems as though they have listened, after the Dortmund developments.

Every word MOTD said about Thomas Frank’s position as Tottenham manager after crushing loss vs Nottingham Forest

Thomas Frank is once again under severe pressure as Tottenham manager.

Spurs crashed to an embarrassing 3-0 defeat against Nottingham Forest on Sunday, with fans leaving the City Ground wanting change.

Guglielmo Vicario was the villain, not for the first time this season, with his distribution and terrible judgment behind nearly all of the goals.

It was that bad that the Lewis family was even told to throw as much money at Jürgen Klopp to try to appoint the German icon in North London before Christmas.

But, where does that leave Frank?

What is going wrong at Tottenham?

Frank spoke about Ange Postecoglou before the defeat at Nottingham Forest, and he officially has fewer points than the Australian did at this stage last season.

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Speaking on BBC Match of the Day 2 on 14 December, Kelly Cates kick-started the Tottenham section immediately with the main topic of Frank’s future.

“It’s another defeat for Tottenham,” she started. “They seem to have sorted out their home form, and now their away form is suffering.

“But, they seem like they’re only ever an enormous amount of pressure being put on Thomas Frank, and he seems to accept that’s the situation as Spurs manager.”

Joe Hart then responded to questions over Frank’s future in North London, being asked if he expects that every time points are dropped now.

“I think it’s just the manner of defeat that they’ve been struggling,” he said.

“When they have lost, they’ve been really poor. You look at the Arsenal game, look at the Chelsea game, here today. They’ve got quality, and they’ve got good performances, they’re doing well in Europe, they’re doing good numbers in Europe.”

“When they play well, for example, they beat Brentford with a fantastic performance, but when they lose, they lose badly.

“We all know when you’re at the top, a team like Tottenham, there can be pressure.”

Thomas Frank at Tottenham – What do the numbers say?

Tottenham are currently 11th in the Premier League, sitting on 22 points.

With only a four-point gap to the top five, things aren’t all as bad as they seem, but it’s the performances that are being delivered each week that are a huge concern.

Xavi Simons continues to flop despite big money being spent, and experienced heads simply aren’t delivering performances that help anyone.

Frank has won 10 and drawn six of his 25 games in all competitions, but those nine defeats are way too many.

Spurs still can’t compete against the big clubs, suffering embarrassing defeats to Arsenal, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain already this season.

The problem Frank faces is that his players will show up occasionally, as proven by Tottenham’s 2-0 win over Manchester City earlier in the season.

If Frank wants to keep his job, he has to get his players performing consistently, but that has been a problem at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for years, not just this season.

Tottenham are unlikely to sack Frank at this moment, given the huge push to sack Postecoglou after he claimed the Europa League, but patience is wearing very thin.

This can’t go on for too much longer.

Brendan Rodgers is increasingly likely to replace Thomas Frank as the Tottenham Hotspur manager.

Spurs suffered a shock 3-0 loss to Nottingham Forest on Sunday, leaving them in the Premier League’s bottom half ahead of the final game week before Christmas.

Frustrations spilt over in Tottenham’s defeat at the City Ground, with full-back Djed Spence openly questioning Frank’s in-game decision to substitute him off for Ben Davies.

It’s left many thinking that Spurs’ only option is to now sack Frank, even though he only arrived at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the summer to replace Ange Postecoglou.

Thomas Frank now leads Premier League sack race

Due to Spurs’ crushing defeat in the East Midlands, Frank‘s future has been called into question.

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One major bookmaker has slashed the odds on him being the next Premier League manager to leave his post to 2/1, replacing previous favourites Daniel Farke and Scott Parker.

Tottenham have just one win in their last seven Premier League outings, which was their 2-0 win over Frank’s former club Brentford on 6 December

Since taking charge at the North London club in the summer, the Dane has overseen just six league victories and, worryingly, at this stage last season, Postecoglou’s Spurs had one more point.

Brendan Rodgers odds slashed but Oliver Glasner still favourite for Tottenham job

Former Celtic, Liverpool and Leicester manager Rodgers is seemingly in the frame to replace Frank in charge of Spurs if the London club’s board pull the trigger on the ex-Brentford boss.

Rodgers’ odds have been slashed to 8/1 by one bookie, who has Crystal Palace’s manager Oliver Glasner (5/1) listed as the current favourite for the job.

Marco Silva and Andoni Iraola are also joint-favourites alongside Rodgers, while Roberto De Zerbi and Michael Carrick (both 12/1) are among the more realistic outside bets.

Rodgers has been out of work since resigning as Celtic manager in October.

The 52-year-old Northern Irishman has managed 312 Premier League matches, boasting a solid 44 per cent win-rate across spells at Swansea, Liverpool and Leicester.

Thomas Frank’s sacking at Tottenham may now be inevitable as the Dane’s reign at Spurs continues to take a downturn.

Tottenham were battered 3-0 against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Sunday.

It was a humiliating scoreline, with Guglielmo Vicario once again making a costly mistake for Spurs.

The result now leaves Tottenham on just 22 points and 11th in the Premier League table.

Now, with Frank already under pressure at Spurs, his sacking may be the only option.

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Tottenham have worst points total after 16 matches since the 2008-09 campaign

Plenty of grim stats have now emerged since the Nottingham Forest defeat.

However, perhaps the worst is the comparison of their points total after 16 matches to previous seasons.

After 16 matches, 22 points in the Premier League is the least Tottenham have had since the 2008-09 campaign.

This is simply diabolical, and shows that Frank is out of his depth at the North London club.

Despite the failings of last season under Ange Postecoglou, the team is more than capable of reaching European qualification through the league.

Yet, Spurs currently appear destined for a lower-half finish, or perhaps worse if this form continues.

Therefore, sacking the former Brentford boss may be Tottenham’s only option if they want to save their season and qualify for Europe.

Nottingham Forest 3-0 Tottenham – Key stats

Unfortunately, there are plenty of stats that further damn the performance at the City Ground.

As a result of the defeat, Forest have now beaten Spurs in three consecutive Premier League matches.

Since the start of last season, Tottenham are the only side in the division that have lost three times in the league to the East Midlands side.

However, perhaps a more worrying stat is on the goal front.

Going into the game, Spurs were the only Premier League outfit this season to score in each of their away matches.

This has helped Tottenham win numerous points on the road, which has been vital given their awful home form.

However, against Forest, this came to an end in dreadful fashion, as they managed just one shot on target.

This was only the third time since the 2022-23 campaign that they’ve recorded one or fewer in an away match in the competition.

Thomas Frank had a nightmare afternoon as Tottenham were soundly beaten away to Nottingham Forest.

Frank beat former side Brentford 2-0 at home last week and accentuated the merits as Spurs beat Slavia Prague 3-0 in the Champions League midweek.

But if he thought his side had turned a corner after back-to-back wins it was a return to the worst of the Dane’s reign on Sunday afternoon at the City Ground as Sean Dyche’s men strolled to a 3-0 win, in large part thanks to an error-strewn performance from the visitors.

Guglielmo Vicario was at fault for both of Callum Hudson-Odoi’s goals, bringing the spotlight back onto the Tottenham keeper after his error in the loss to Fulham a fortnight ago, while nobody was on top form throughout the line-up.

And Frank also managed to irritate Djed Spence, one of the few who looked like they were even properly focused on the day, with a particularly ill-judge substitution that should call the manager’s judgement into question.

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Spence confused as Frank turns to Ben Davies

Tottenham were already 2-0 down when Frank made changes, as he’d waited until just inside an hour before deciding on a triple-substitution.

Despite not threatening John Victor in the Forest goal at all and needing to chase the game it was surprisingly a like-for-like swap of a defender and both the central midfielders that was opted for.

Spence’s number went up first as he was removed for Ben Davies, even though the England international had been energetic up and down the left.

He was visibly bemused as he headed towards the bench, pulling a face to show his annoyance and appearing to ask “why?” before shaking his head in disappointment and applauding both sets of fans.

Spence, along with Micky van de Ven, were accused of snubbing Frank as they left the pitch at the end of the 1-0 loss to Chelsea at the start of November, after which the manager said both had apologised and hadn’t meant any disrespect.

This time there was a lot less scope for misunderstanding, and Frank was asked about it after the game, with Spence also reported to have been throwing his jacket after going off.

The ex-Bees boss said: “You’re the third one that said that to me today. I didn’t see it. Of course I will look back to be aware of it. I think there can be three reasons. He can be disappointed with his own performance, the team’s performance, he can be disappointed with being subbed off. I’ll ask him about that.”

Spence right to be annoyed by Davies switch

It’s easy to point fingers at a player appearing to show attitude towards a manager, but surely few would disagree with Spence’s frustration at the City Ground.

He might not have been outstanding by his own standards, but certainly wasn’t central to the issues that had put his side two down, or the ones that made the chances of clawing back the deficit in attack look non-existent at the time.

Davies has been a great servant for Spurs over the years but you’d be hard pressed to find many supporters who would put him down as the answer as the Forest game was slipping away.

And indeed he didn’t make a real difference or improve on what Spence had offered, with his most notable involvement conceding a corner under no pressure soon after coming on following a miscommunication with the embattled Vicario.

Statistically Davies, arguably, may have been marginally better defensively than Spence, although only just, but in terms of attacking threat or production with the ball he was far inferior.

No shots, no crosses, no dribbles, no free kicks won – not what Davies is known for and not what Tottenham needed, so Spence won’t have been the only person frowning at the fourth official’s board and asking “why?” he was being replaced.

Frank can’t help individual errors, although he arguably could prevent Vicario making key mistakes by taking him out of the team.

It looked like Spurs needed to change something at the break whilst just a goal behind after a half where they were second best, but the manager decided not to and was punished when Vicario’s second gaffe doubled the deficit.

He was also burnt in exactly the same way when Ibrahim Sangare scored the third moments before Frank finally planned to bring on some different attacking options with just 10 minutes to go, and his bemused expression on the touchline after going three down will do nothing to reduce critics’ views that he is out of his depth.

Being critical of Spence’s performance when answering questions about the reaction also won’t do anything to fix any issues that are present in their relationship, and it’s hard not to be on the player’s side in this instance after a bad loss where Frank has surely got more to answer for than the left-back.

Staggering Jurgen Klopp appointment claim made at Tottenham as Thomas Frank pressure grows

Thomas Frank is a man under growing pressure at Tottenham following Sunday’s terrible defeat at Nottingham Forest.

Tottenham were beaten 3-0 by Forest at the City Ground on a day in which Guglielmo Vicario produced a horror show and too many others failed to turn up.

Spurs’ midweek win over Slavia Prague and last week’s triumph over Brentford has relieved some of the pressure on Frank.

However, there are fresh calls for the Dane to be sacked as Tottenham have their lowest points tally at this stage of a season since 2008-09.

And former Spurs chairman and part-owner Alan Sugar has now called on the North London club to appoint Jurgen Klopp.

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Alan Sugar calls on Joe Lewis to hire Jurgen Klopp

Emotions were running high in the aftermath of Spurs’ loss in the East Midlands, with Sugar perhaps speaking on behalf of most fans when calling for a change.

Frank is no stranger to sack talk at Tottenham, and it may well be that time is running out on the basis of the defeat to Forest.

Spurs are failing to win many games and are playing a style of football that supporters just cannot get behind.

Taking to X after the match, Lord Sugar posted: “With the massive fortune of the Lewis family, it would be a win-win situation if they hired Jurgen Klopp in January. Loads of money for players and a great manger.“

Frank was only appointed by Spurs in the summer, taking over from the sacked Ange Postecoglou on a three-year deal.

Jurgen Klopp has already spoken out on managing another Premier League club

Klopp stepped down as Liverpool manager in the summer of 2024, with the Reds going on to win the Premier League title in their first campaign under Arne Slot.

The German would of course be an instant upgrade on Frank, but there is absolutely not chance of it happening. That is what makes Sugar’s call pretty staggering.

Speaking upon leaving Liverpool, Klopp said: “What I know definitely – I will never, ever manage a different club in England than Liverpool, 100 per cent.

“That’s not possible. My love for this club, my respect for the people is too big. I couldn’t. I couldn’t for a second think about it. There’s no chance.“

Klopp has very much closed the door on ever managing a team other than Liverpool in English football.

While the former Borussia Dortmund manager is not an option, though, that is not to say there are not others out there the Lewis family could go for.

Right now it is becoming quite clear Frank is not the man for Spurs. The sooner he is given his marching orders, the better for all concerned.