LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur have sacked Thomas Frank after just eight months in charge of the club following a poor run of form that has left them just five points above the Premier League relegation zone.
The decision was announced by the club today after a 2-1 home defeat to Newcastle United which left Spurs in 16th place with 29 points from 26 matches.
“Thomas was appointed in June 2025 and we have tried to give him time and support to build a future together.
“However, results and performance have led the Board of Directors to believe that changes are necessary at this stage of the season,” according to the club’s official statement.
Frank, 52, had previously built a stellar reputation with Brentford since 2018, helping the club rise to the top flight and remain competitive.
However, he failed to repeat the same formula at Spurs, who emerged as Europa League champions last season.
The defeat to Newcastle was the 11th league defeat of the season, with fans clearly expressing their displeasure as chants of “You’ll be sacked tomorrow morning” echoed through the stadium.
Spurs have lost seven league games at home and have only won two of 13 games in front of their home fans.
Frank’s relationship with fans has also been strained, including an incident in January when he was filmed holding a coffee cup with the logo of local rivals Arsenal – a situation he described as a mistake.
Before that, he also criticized fans for jeering goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario after a mistake in the defeat to Fulham.
Ironically, former manager Ange Postecoglou was previously sacked despite winning the Europa League after Spurs finished the league season just one place above the relegation zone.
Frank was supposed to bring the club back into the top four, but only seven league wins have been achieved so far, in addition to being overshadowed by a long injury list.
The eight-game run without a league win is the worst since Juande Ramos was sacked in 2008.
Despite struggling domestically, Spurs excelled in the Champions League when they finished fourth out of 36 teams to qualify for the last 16.
Frank actually received support in the January transfer window when the club brought in Conor Gallagher and appointed former Liverpool assistant John Heitinga.
However, the failure to improve performance forced the club to act.
Spurs now need to bounce back quickly ahead of the North London derby against league leaders Arsenal on February 22.
A defeat in the match could potentially drag them closer to the relegation zone for the first time since the 1976-77 season when they finished bottom of the table.