Thomas Frank sacked by Tottenham after eight months as head coach

Thomas Frank has been sacked by Tottenham after eight months as head coach. The final straw came on Tuesday when his team lost at home to Newcastle, leaving Spurs 16th in the Premier League, five points above the relegation zone. Frank, appointed on 12 June on a three-year contract to succeed Ange Postecoglou, leaves after eight league games without a win; the team are on a run of two victories in 17 and also endured early exits in both domestic cups.

Champions League form had been positive, a fourth-place finish in the league phase securing automatic passage to the last 16, but the mood towards Frank among supporters was overwhelmingly negative. It was as much the stodginess of Frank’s football that drove a wedge between him and the fans: the team routinely lacked creativity and cutting edge, struggled with their buildup work, to play through-balls and get runners in behind, and often fell back on predictable crosses.

Frank did not get the productivity from his attackers.

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