Thomas Frank's position is not as safe as Tottenham.
Tottenham lost 1-2 to Fulham in the 13th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2025-2026 season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 30th (Korea time). With this defeat, rumors of a crisis emerged as it fell to 12th place.
Football is a consequential sport. The atmosphere between the winning team and the losing team is clearly divided. But a losing team doesn't mean everything is negative. How they lost is very important to the losing team because they do not necessarily win just because they perform well.
From this point of view, the issue of lethargy has reached a serious level in Tottenham's recent winless home games. This season Tottenham have not won since winning at home against Burnley, the opener, by league standards. He has lost as many as 10 times at home in the league this season. It tied the record for the most league home losses in a single year.
One more loss in a December home league game would break the record for the most league home losses in a single year.
After the game, England's The Athletic said there are too many problems and too many defects for Tottenham led by Frank. What went wrong against Fulham. And I'm going to be able to analyze all day what's going wrong all season, and I'm going to talk about Frank's system in a serious tone.
The Athletic's most problematic result is its helpless performance at home and disgraceful result. The media is 'At the center of the problem is one too simple and obvious fact. The home performance is so bad that it is unsustainable. It is also not sustainable that Tottenham is winning almost three-quarters (13 out of 18 points) of its points on the road. In other words, most of the people who have experienced this team's positive moments are away fans. If you're a fan who has a season ticket but doesn't go on the road, you've still seen only one league home win under Frank, and only one against Burnley in the opening round. It's already been over three months' he pointed out.
Even at the beginning of the season, fans sang cheers even if Frank did not win at home. Because the future of Frank's system felt bright, the performance itself had many positive aspects. But recently, especially after the defeat against Chelsea, Tottenham don't even see what direction they're moving in.
The Athletic also 'The real problem for Frank is that many fans feel the team is getting worse, not better. Everyone knows that he took on a difficult task in a difficult time. The squad was not at its peak, and there were many injuries. However, fans still want to see an upturn, and even if they don't, they want to at least get a feel for what the project's 'end point' is, taking issue with Frank's inability to show what kind of football he wants to play.
However, Tottenham will not make a shocking decision to replace Frank immediately, but Frank is different from Liverpool's Arce Slot coach. The slot manager has the result of winning the league last season. But it's not director Frank. If you can't build faith, you have no choice but to be kicked out.
The Athletic says 'Everything doesn't mean Frank has failed or necessarily collapsed. He is a popular figure within the club, and he also has patience for long-term projects. However, if you are repeatedly booed at home, you end up losing people's trust. Frank's trust at the start has now run out. Now he has to rebuild that trust himself,' he said cautiously, adding that if the crisis continues, the club could make a decision.
Paul O'Keeffe, who is fluent in Tottenham's internal intelligence, also said in an SNS post on Monday, "When a fan asked if Frank's pressure will increase after the defeat at Newcastle, he said, "Of course. That is to put more pressure on any coach. Director Frank replied, "It's no different."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
