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This week we’re looking at why Thomas Frank has been getting criticism from Tottenham fans and whether he should be worried about his job, even at this early stage of the season.
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What’s going on here, then?
Thomas Frank’s time at Tottenham has gotten off to a rocky start.
But Tottenham are only two points off second in the Premier League, is that not good?
It is. They’re sitting in sixth with 17 points and Frank has come in and shored up a leaky defence, while still having one of the best attacks – at least in terms of goals scored – in the Premier League so far this season.
Only neighbours Arsenal have conceded less and they look well on course to get out into the knockouts of the Champions League too.
So what exactly is the problem then?
Well, they’ve been pretty awful to watch at times.
The only real chance they created against Chelsea last weekend came from a Kevin Danso long throw, while any side needing a last-minute equaliser against Wolves this season should take a long hard look in the mirror.
Yes, there have been positives – the early win against Manchester City raised expectations – but in correcting the genuinely awful defence from last season, Frank seems to have gone too far in the opposite direction.
This is Spurs after all, attacking football is the only way!
What do you think of Spurs' performances so far this season?
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They've been good, fans are being too quick to write them off
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They've been OK, Frank needs to improve
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Not good. The football is a hard watch
Could Thomas Frank get sacked?
It is a bit early for that yet, but don’t underestimate the power of 60,000 fans booing the team off this early in the season.
Add in flashpoints like the recent Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence snub of their manager, and things could quickly start to get noisy enough for the owners to listen.
Frank has dealt with most of the issues well so far – although asking fans to wait until full time to boo the team is a road not worth travelling down.
In all likelihood, this is just a bump in the road for Frank, who excelled at adapting to different circumstances at Brentford and has the players at his disposal to qualify for Europe and make a decent run in the Champions League this year.
Although an extra word of warning: After ten games in the league last season, Spurs were in seventh with 16 points, and we all know what happened next.
The midweek win over Copenhagen will have eased some concerns, but another poor home performance against a resurgent Manchester United tomorrow would add fuel to the growing fire.
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