‘It’s over for Thomas Frank at Tottenham, he’s going tonight’
Thomas Frank will be sacked by Tottenham before the end of Saturday, according to former Spurs midfielder Jamie O’Hara.
Tottenham were beaten 2-1 by West Ham at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier on Saturday in a new low for Frank’s Spurs tenure.
Too many Tottenham players underperformed against a side seemingly heading for relegation, with debutant Conor Gallagher struggling to make much of an impact.
Speaking on Sky Sports News during the match, Tim Sherwood said he expects Frank to be sacked by Tottenham.
And those views were echoed by O’Hara, who can see Spurs chiefs pulling the plug before the day is over.
Jamie O’Hara explains why Thomas Frank has to go
The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was toxic with fans protesting ahead of the game, with the mood certainly not helped by Crysencio Summerville’s first-half opener.
Cristian Romero levelled up for Spurs, but substitute Callum Wilson popped up in the 93rd minute to win all three points for West Ham.
O’Hara was furious as he reacted to the result soon after the full-time whistle live on talkSPORT.
“What a bad day. He has to go,” O’Hara said. “I’m done with Thomas Frank. This is one of the worst Tottenham teams I’ve seen in the Premier League.
“Thomas Frank can’t get a tune out of these players and it’s time for him to go. You can’t lose at home to one of the worst West Ham teams we’ve ever seen in the Premier League.
“It’s over for Thomas Frank. He’s going tonight.“
Pressed on who should replace Frank, O’Hara replied: “I don’t care who comes in. I don’t care. I cannot watch another performance at home like this.”
Cristian Romero gets it spot on with comments after West Ham loss
Romero’s goal had Spurs in the ascendency, but they were unable to push on and in the end even a point was too much.
The Argentina international admitted after the game that what Tottenham are going through right now is simply not on.
“In this moment we need to stay together, work hard, come back tomorrow to the training ground. It’s a disaster in this moment for us,” he told BBC Sport.
“Thank you to the fans for always staying with us. Tomorrow we will train in silence, work hard again, midweek we have another big match.
“At this moment this is a disaster for us. We played sometimes good, sometimes bad. We must work hard and go again. It’s a difficult moment for us. We are not the best on the pitch.”
| Tottenham | West Ham | |
| 1 | Goals | 2 |
| 19 | Shots | 13 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 61% | Possession | 39% |
Romero can always be relied upon to give an honest verdict, and he’s pretty spot on with what he had to say.
However, there is only so much that can be said. Spurs fans were already done with Frank before this loss, with the defeat to a fierce rival just strengthening those calls for him to be ousted.
Hopefully that decision is taken before the Borussia Dortmund clash in midweek.
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