Underneath-pressure Tottenham boss Thomas Frank remained defiant regardless of being loudly booed off by his personal followers, who chanted at him, ‘You are getting sacked within the morning’ following Saturday’s 2-1 dwelling defeat to West Ham.
Callum Wilson’s last-gasp winner sparked poisonous scenes on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium because the South Stand known as for the Dane to go after a run of eight defeats in 14 matches.
Frank stated of the boos and sack chants at his post-match press convention: “In fact, I most likely have had higher occasions. I perceive – I am the person in cost, so the blame will go to me. That is honest, no drawback in that sense.
“As long as they are backing the players, doing everything they can to support them and drive them forward, and we will keep going forward.”
Frank struck a assured tone in his post-match press convention, likening his job to turning a “super tanker” round with Spurs sitting 14th within the desk, 10 factors above the drop zone.
The Dane exuded a person who has the backing of the Spurs hierarchy in every week which noticed him handed a brand new midfielder in Conor Gallagher and a brand new first-team assistant coach, John Heitinga.
However neither had the specified impact on Saturday as Spurs have been embarrassed by their relegation-threatened London rivals.
Forward of kick-off, Tottenham chief govt Vinai Venkatesham launched an open letter within the matchday programme which addressed a number of points, together with the connection between the membership and the followers and participant buying and selling.
“I’ve seen the letter,” Frank stated, “and I took six to eight positive things out of the letter, not the negative things.
“What I take out of that letter is {that a} membership, an govt group with Vinai on prime, which can be aligned and know that it is a huge transition section and it is a tremendous tanker, we’re delivering the appropriate route.
“And there’s a lot of good signs behind the scenes, also in some of the performances.
“However in fact, once you lose final minute to considered one of your rivals, it’s extremely emotional in soccer, and there will be noise.
“And that noise we need to keep out there and get head down and keep walking, keep doing the right thing.”
Frank additionally confronted questions over group leaks earlier than kick-off, however he insisted he was not nervous concerning the situation.
Frank: We’re near one thing excellent
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Tottenham Hotspur followers protested forward of their Premier League fixture in opposition to West Ham, with frustrations on the board rising
West Ham ended their 10-game winless run, changing into the second Premier League group this month to get again to successful methods in opposition to Spurs after Bournemouth gained 3-2 to finish their 11-game winless run.
Final Saturday’s FA Cup third spherical dwelling defeat to Aston Villa means it’s now three straight losses for Frank.
However Frank believes his aspect are “close to something very good” regardless of a winless begin to 2026.
Requested why he deserved extra time, Frank replied: “If you’re not winning enough, we know that you’re not getting enough support from the fans.
“However once we’re successful, it is going to change once we begin successful once more, which we are going to do. Not doubtful of that. I additionally suppose you possibly can look just a little bit on the performances.
“Let’s say the Bournemouth and the Villa and this game here, if the players stop running or stop doing anything or not working hard, and we were not the team that was closest to winning, then you can say, okay. But I think the team is working very hard.
“And I nonetheless suppose, and I do know it sounds just a little bit loopy, that we’re near one thing excellent than additional away.
He added: “I can promise that I’m sitting here and giving everything every single day.
“I really feel the belief from everybody and there is just one method, and it is to maintain going.”
That belief will now be examined to its restrict.
Sherwood pinpoints one factor saving Frank
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After shedding 2-1 at dwelling to London rivals West Ham, Tim Sherwood questions whether or not Tottenham may sack Thomas Frank
Sky Sports activities’ Tim Sherwood had labelled the sport between Spurs and West Ham as ‘El Sackico’, however the ex-Spurs midfielder believes the one factor saving Frank is the shortage of candidates to interchange him.
He instructed Soccer Saturday after the defeat: “It doesn’t look good.
“Spurs can’t win a recreation at dwelling, they usually have misplaced to their native rivals, who seem doomed on the backside of the Premier League.
“The pressure is on Frank. But the only thing that might save his job is who could come in?
“They gained a trophy final yr and completed seventeenth. They don’t seem to be going to win a trophy this yr. They’re out of each cups and in the direction of the underside of the league.
“They are still in the Champions League, but it is highly unlikely they win that. Where do Spurs go from here?”
Romero: ‘This can be a catastrophe for us’
One other dwelling recreation awaits Frank subsequent as Spurs host Borussia Dortmund within the Champions League on Tuesday earlier than a must-win Premier League journey to relegation strugglers Burnley.
Ought to Spurs undergo defeat at Turf Moor and West Ham win, then Tottenham can be seven factors above the drop – and the alarm bells shall be ringing if they’re by some means already not.
Spurs captain Cristian Romero, who scored the equaliser within the defeat to West Ham, admits the scenario is disastrous with Tottenham having gained simply two of their 11 dwelling league video games this season.
He instructed Sky Sports activities: “We need to stay together, work hard, come back tomorrow to the training ground. It’s a disaster in this moment for us.
“Tomorrow we are going to prepare in silence, work onerous once more, and midweek now we have one other huge match.
“At this moment, this is a disaster for us. We played sometimes good, sometimes bad. We must work hard and go again.
“Its’ a tough second for us. We’re not the perfect on the pitch.”
