Thomas Frank: Tottenham head coach expected to be in charge against Borussia Dortmund as Spurs look at alternative options

Thomas Frank is anticipated to stay accountable for Tottenham for his or her Champions League fixture in opposition to Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday night time.

Frank is ready to take his pre-match press convention on Monday as regular forward of their penultimate league section match.

Sky Sports activities Information reported on Sunday that Frank is below rising strain to maintain his job and the Spurs hierarchy are believed to be various choices after board-level talks following the defeat at home to West Ham on Saturday.

No ultimate choice has but been made and the long-term plan has at all times been for Frank to steer the group by a tough, transitional interval for the membership.

Saturday’s defeat reached new ranges of toxicity on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with studies of followers clashing with one another exterior the bottom, whereas a video has surfaced on social media of a fan approaching co-owner Vivienne Lewis within the hospitality part and making their emotions recognized concerning Frank’s future.

In contrast to the overwhelming majority of managers who’ve misplaced their jobs this season, Frank has tried to stay constructive, appreciative of this being a tough interval for the membership.

He described his job as attempting to show round a “super-tanker” and that it was beginning to go in the appropriate path. However that didn’t present in Saturday’s consequence to relegation-threatened rivals West Ham, who ended a 10-game winless league run.

Not all the blame will be levelled at Frank. The membership is in a transitional section following the post-Daniel Levy period by which new captains are steering the ship and new workers are nonetheless discovering their ft in a number of areas.

Both method, although, this looks like an essential second at Tottenham and they’re going to rigorously take into account the subsequent steps forward of Tuesday’s Champions League residence recreation in opposition to Borussia Dortmund.

Booed off and sacked chants from own fans – but Frank defiant

Beneath-pressure Frank remained defiant regardless of being loudly booed off by his personal followers, who chanted ‘you are getting sacked within the morning’ at him following the 2-1 residence defeat to West Ham.

Callum Wilson’s last-gasp winner sparked poisonous scenes on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium because the South Stand referred to as for the Dane to go after a run of eight defeats in 14 matches.

On Sunday morning, Spurs chief government Vinai Venkatesham arrived on the coaching floor together with Frank and the gamers.

At his post-match press convention, Frank stated of the boos and chants: “In fact, I most likely have had higher instances. I perceive – I am the person in cost, so the blame will go to me. That is honest, no drawback in that sense.

“So long as they’re backing the gamers, doing every thing they will to help them and drive them ahead, and we are going to preserve going ahead.”

Frank was surprisingly upbeat in his post-match press convention, likening his job to turning a “tremendous tanker” round with Spurs sitting 14th within the desk, 10 factors above the drop zone.

Forward of kick-off, Venkatesham launched an open letter within the matchday programme which addressed a number of points, together with the connection with the followers and participant buying and selling.

“I’ve seen the letter,” Frank stated, “and I took six to eight constructive issues out of the letter, not the adverse issues.

“What I take out of that letter is {that a} membership, an government group with Vinai on prime, which might be aligned and know that this can be a huge transition section and it is a tremendous tanker, we’re handing over the appropriate path.

“And there is plenty of good indicators behind the scenes, additionally in a few of the performances.

“However after all, once you lose final minute to considered one of your rivals, it’s totally emotional in soccer, and there will be noise.

“And that noise we have to preserve on the market and get [our] head down and preserve strolling, preserve doing the appropriate factor.”

Frank additionally confronted questions over group leaks on Friday, however he insisted he was not nervous.

The Dane additionally believes his facet are “near one thing excellent” regardless of a winless begin to 2026.

Requested why he deserved extra time, Frank replied: “If you happen to’re not profitable sufficient, we all know that you simply’re not getting sufficient help from the followers.

“However after we’re profitable, it can change after we begin profitable once more, which we are going to do. Not doubtful of that. I additionally suppose you possibly can look somewhat bit on the performances.

“For example Bournemouth and Villa and this recreation right here, if the gamers cease operating or cease doing something or not working arduous, and we weren’t the group that was closest to profitable, then you possibly can say, okay. However I believe the group is working very arduous.

“And I nonetheless suppose, and I do know it sounds somewhat bit loopy, that we’re near one thing excellent than additional away.

He added: “I can promise that I am sitting right here and giving every thing each single day.

“I really feel the belief from everybody and there is just one method, and it is to maintain going.”

How Sky Sports activities reported on the Tottenham followers’ response to Frank

Sky Sports activities’ Oliver Yew on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium:

After West Ham scored late on: “The house followers are singing ‘sacked within the morning’ in direction of Thomas Frank, these of them which might be left of their seats. There is a mass exodus on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium because the West Ham followers have a good time.”

At full time: “The boos die down earlier than restarting once more. The followers submitting out by the press field are making their emotions referred to as effectively.

“Frank then makes his technique to the tunnel, applauding as he goes. He is booed once more and there is one other refrain of ‘sacked within the morning’. I do not suppose I’ve ever seen something like that earlier than.”