Feb 12, 2026
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Thomas Frank was sacked by Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday after just eight months in charge, with his side just five points above the Premier League relegation zone.
Tottenham manager Thomas Frank was sacked on Wednesday after eight months in charge, leaving the club five points clear of the Premier League's relegation zone.
Despite leading Spurs to the last 16 of the Champions League, Frank has overseen a desperate domestic campaign.Tuesday's 2-1 loss to Newcastle was welcomed by the home fans and left Spurs still winless in 2026.
"The club has decided to change the position of head coach and Mr. Thomas Frank will leave today," Tottenham said.
"However, the results of the show have led the board to decide that a change at this time is necessary."
Frank's departure means Spurs are looking for a sixth manager in less than seven years since Mauricio Pochettino left in 2019.
The Dane was appointed at the end of last season when Ange Postecoglou was sacked despite leading Tottenham to their first trophy in 17 years as they won the Europa League and qualified for the Champions League.
During his nine years at Brentford, Frank built a reputation for his work, establishing the small London club as a Premier League power.But he failed to replicate that success at Tottenham, where he won just seven of 26 league games.
Tottenham's last league victory was on December 28. After losing to Newcastle United at home, they have won only one game in 11 games in England's top flight.
Spurs dropped to 16th in the table on Tuesday and two places above the relegation zone.
Franck was not helped by the extensive list of injuries that included star players James Madison, Dejan Kulusevski, Rodrigo Bentancourt, Mohamed Kudus and Lucas Bergwall.
Captain Cristian Romero was also absent for Newcastle after being sent off in the previous match against Manchester United.
Frank said after the defeat at Newcastle that he was "confident" he would still be in charge for the next game against Arsenal later this month.
"If you do something well, you build something that lasts," he said."Of course we are not in the best position now. Everyone knows - directors, owners, myself - where we are, what we need to improve and what we need to do better. We are working very hard on that."
Frank is not alone in Tottenham's revival.He follows in the footsteps of some of football's best managers, including Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho, who failed to bring success to the north London club.
And while Postecoglou managed to secure major silverware and a place in the money-spinning Champions League, it wasn't enough to save his job.
Postecoglou paid the price for a poor domestic campaign which saw Spurs finish 17th - the lowest since the Premier League was launched in 1992.
League form has also proven costly for Frank, with his team scoring fewer points than Postecoglou this time last year.
