Thomas Frank has hit back at criticism of his Tottenham tenure by arguing that the club\u2019s struggles long predate his arrival.<\/p>\n
Spurs currently sit 11th in the Premier League standings, having collected 22 points from 16 matches, and their form has dipped sharply over the past two months. With performances and results continuing to slide, reports suggest the club is already considering contingency plans should Frank be unable to halt the decline.<\/p>\n
The Dane has asked the Tottenham hierarchy for patience, acknowledging that the problems facing the club cannot be solved overnight. He has now gone further, insisting that the issues he is dealing with are nothing new.<\/p>\n
Thomas Frank highlights Tottenham\u2019s recent history
\nFrank has stressed that his ambition is to turn Spurs into consistent title challengers, but conceded that the club remains some distance from that level. He pointed to Tottenham\u2019s Premier League record over the last four seasons as evidence of a deeper, structural problem.<\/p>\n
Speaking via The Guardian, the 52-year-old said:
\n\u201cWhat is the potential of Tottenham? I want to win trophies. We want to compete with the best teams in the country and hopefully win the league one day.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s the dream of every Spurs fan \u2014 and it\u2019s my dream too. But the question is: how do we get there?
\n\u201cThe reality is this: we finished eighth in 2022\u201323 while playing in the Champions League, then fifth with no European football, then 17th while competing in the Europa League. This is now the fourth season, with a lot of player turnover along the way.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s the reality of where we are.\u201d
\nFans growing uneasy about direction
\nTottenham supporters are not only alarmed by the results, but also by the lack of attacking ambition and identity on the pitch. Spurs have posted some of the poorest expected goals (xG) figures in the league this season, with little sign of consistent chance creation.<\/p>\n
While Frank is justified in highlighting the difficult situation he inherited, many fans are still waiting for clear evidence of progress. So far this campaign, those signs of a team moving in the right direction have been hard to find.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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