Tottenham Hotspur have dismissed head coach Thomas Frank on Wednesday following a disastrous eight-month tenure that left the North London club languishing in 16th place and just five points above the Premier League relegation zone.
The 52-year-old Danish manager departed after Tuesday’s 2-1 home defeat to Newcastle United, which marked the club’s 11th league loss of the season and extended their winless run to eight matches, their longest such streak since October 2008.
Frank, who joined Spurs from Brentford in June 2025 on a contract running until 2028, managed just seven wins from 26 Premier League games, finishing with a win percentage of 26.9 per cent, the lowest of any Tottenham manager in the Premier League era.
The club confirmed the decision in a statement released Wednesday morning. Tottenham chief executive Vinai Venkatesham and sporting director Johan Lange recommended the dismissal to the Lewis family, which controls major shareholder ENIC, following Tuesday’s match.
Spurs fans made their feelings clear during the Newcastle defeat, chanting demands for Frank’s dismissal and singing the name of former manager Mauricio Pochettino, who left the club in 2019. The atmosphere at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has grown increasingly toxic as results deteriorated.
Frank took charge after Ange Postecoglou was sacked despite winning the Europa League and ending the club’s 17-year trophy drought. However, Postecoglou’s predecessor had guided Spurs to a disappointing 17th-place finish in the 2024-25 season.
The new appointment proved unable to reverse Tottenham’s league struggles. Frank won just 13 of his 38 matches across all competitions and oversaw only two Premier League victories at home throughout the entire season. The team has collected merely 11 points from their last 17 league fixtures.
Despite domestic struggles, Frank successfully guided Tottenham to automatic qualification for the Champions League last 16, finishing fourth in the league phase. However, the club exited both the League Cup and FA Cup in early rounds.
Frank’s successor will become Tottenham’s sixth permanent manager in seven years since Pochettino’s departure, highlighting the club’s ongoing managerial instability. Reports suggest Pochettino and former Republic of Ireland captain Robbie Keane are among potential candidates.
With 12 Premier League matches remaining and crucial fixtures ahead, including a North London derby against Arsenal on February 22, Tottenham face a relegation battle that seemed unthinkable before the season began.
