Frank's expiry date is well overdue at Spurs. He is, in my opinion, our worst manager in terms of tactics and representation of the club in the 20th century and possibly beyond. The club is at its weakest state in years, with fans utterly disconnected from the players, manager and board. Its been a futile January window, getting rid of our top scorer and not replacing him. Being linked with second string players that won't improve a squad that clearly isn't good enough to compete for trophies.
Our injury crisis somehow keeps worsening whilst the people at the top of the club keep their hands and money firmly in their pockets. If they can't see us slipping into a relegation battle like the rest of us can, then we are truly lost as a football club. I have never felt more disconnected from the club that I grew up watching, where 8 months ago I witnessed one of the happiest moments of my life involving the same group of players. The club that dared to do is now the club failing miserably.
The only Arsenal cup that'll be seen this season
When Thomas Frank was pictured holding an Arsenal cup provided by the staff at Spurs' trip to Bournemouth, I spent the whole night debating with friends whether it was AI or not. I truly couldn't believe that something so comical could happen in a campaign where it seemed like everything was going wrong. Yet Frank defended himself regarding the incident, which meant the impossible had actually happened.
Of course it was just a freak accident, but it really seemed to sum up our pathetic season in a nutshell. A manager who couldn't bring himself to admit we were struggling, a manager who said the true Spurs fans wouldn't boo him had now been seen holding a cup of our greatest rivals and then suggesting that we shouldn't be questioning it? Given our current CEO Vinai Venkatesham literally is an Arsenal fan, I wasn't going to take much by chance. More about him later.
A catalogue of failures
Funnily enough, the whole cup incident seems to have been forgotten about because its doesn't go anywhere near the performances that have been managed by the Dane. Our easiest run of fixtures in the league- Bournemouth, West Ham and Burnley- resulting in 1 point is easily sackable, but given the fact that he could have easily been sacked in November without much protest from fans, I worry whether the obvious decision will ever be made.
The West Ham and Burnley games were unbearable, relying on our defenders to score, whilst they failed to do their actual job. Frank defends the performances believing there were positives to take from them. It seems every time he speaks, he says something that undermines the fans opinions, completely in denial at the state of the mess we are in. If anyone thinks that sacking him will cause more chaos, I would say 1. How could it get any worse? 2. Look at the state of Manchester United, with Carrick bringing new energy to a team that looked uninspired.
Frank “We were close to something very good.”
— Tottenham Hotspur (@1882_Tottenham) January 17, 2026
Romero “This was a disaster”
Now this isn't to say that Frank has been the only disaster this season. The injuries for this period has been nothing short of laughable, with a squad of injured players probably being better than the one we are fielding at the moment. The medical staff are shameful, failing to diagnose and understand the severity of injury quick enough. Lucas Bergvall was quite obviously hurt during our tie against Borussia Dortmund, yet continued to soldier on for longer before eventually making a substitution.
Our injuries have resulted in players being shuffled around in positions they aren't experienced in, with Frank choosing to keep Spence on the wing, rather than using Tel or any youth products that would show more heart than the rest of the squad put together. Against Manchester City, 12 players including Van De Ven, Danso, Porro and Odobert are injured. If that doesn't ring alarms bells for the club, then I don't know what will.
To add to that, our January window has been nothing short of disgraceful, bringing in the young full back Souza from Brazil and Connor Gallagher, who seemed to epitomise the uninspiring ambitions of our current manager and owners. Of course Frank was quick to defend ENIC, Lange and Vinai, claiming that we 'tried' to sign Semenyo. Even writing that makes my blood boil. How pathetic have we become to celebrate the attempt to sign one player and then not follow up with an alternative.
Selling Brennan Johnson was the correct the decision, but not replacing someone who was our top scorer last season is frankly disgraceful. The work of technical director Johan Lange has only made us a worse team, and his track record at previous clubs is nothing to be proud of. Villa have drastically improved since his departure and Spurs have definitely deteriorated since his arrival. I sit here writing this now, with deadline day tomorrow and not seeing a real transfer link for a week. We are 14th. Our last link was Andy Robertson. Who still rejected us. Honestly it makes you speechless. The threat of relegation seems to be ignored by Frank and the higher ups, who seem to believe it will just click one day and all of our injured players will return to their full ability. Why do they deserve our money, attendance and support when they offer the fans nothing to be excited about.
1 fit senior fullback.
— Spurs Insider (@SpursInsider183) February 1, 2026
1 fit winger.
2 fit CBs.
At least we wanted to sign Semenyo tho…🫠#thfc
If it couldn't get worse, the relentless media defence of Frank is sickening and it makes you wonder what they're seeing. Its easy to talk from the perspective of a former player who doesn't really care about the club. In reality I shouldn't care what the likes of Martin Keown and Joe Cole think of us, but the fact that they're telling us to stick with him is enough to make me hate them even more. He seems to have more Sky deep dive interviews than wins this season, while Ange was hounded by the media for opposing their rhetoric and standing up for the values of Tottenham Hotspur.
The silver lining?
What seems like the only positive of this season is our impressive Champions League form, only losing to PSG in the league stage and not conceding a goal at home. What a drastic comparison that only Spurs could produce. We cruise into the round of 16 with quite a favourable set of options for fixtures, including the chance of revenge after 8 years against Juventus, which of course resulted in the famous line- 'Its the history of Tottenham.' Its been refreshing to see some nice football played and real brilliant performances from the likes of Xavi Simons, Dominic Solanke and our youngest Champions League appearance-maker Jun'ai Byfield. It would be ideal to say that the midweek results have galvanised the squad, but unfortunately not.
A short word on Sundays game
A game that divided Spurs fans. Some wanted City to win with the aim of catching up to Arsenal, whilst others feared the relegation threat and saw winning as a must. I would rather us obviously win, but a loss would've pushed us closer to sacking Frank and making the owners realise how doomed the squad is. It was evident that confidence and passion was lost by fans and players with the game producing a very eerie, almost friendly-like atmosphere. Frank chose to start Gray and Palhinha in the defence over youth prospects, whilst Tel remained on the bench, left out to dry by the manager. It was a depressing first half where we really deserved to be down more than 2 goals. The players were deservedly booed off the pitch as yet another lifeless first half had to be saved.
The second half saw a true return for Solanke, producing two excellent goals to draw the game level. Xavi was absolutely excellent, carrying the team forward when it initially seemed like we couldn't be bothered. Frank is tactically inept, relying on long balls and set pieces to break down teams of any ability. Funnily enough we started playing well when we moved away from Frank's style as we became quicker moving the ball forward with real attacking purpose. Despite this, the fact that the players didn't give up makes me think that they're still on Franks side. This game was only the start of a horrible run of fixtures, including a rejuvenated Manchester United side and Arsenal. Sunday was a more positive result, yet I still have a strong opinion on Frank and a lot of the team. If Frank remains, he will continue with his feeble style of play, matched with a squad without depth or much ability. The owners don't have long to bolster the squad, but it is imperative that they do. Finally, no pundit has the right to comment on the opinion of Spurs fans, as they continue to downplay our crisis. Fans should continue to be critical of the way that the club is being run, otherwise they will see this club sink without fight.
