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Cameron Smith

Tue 10 March 2026 12:30, UK

Clinton Morrison believes that Tottenham Hotspur made the wrong decision by sacking Thomas Frank.

The Dane lost his job following Spurs’ 2-1 defeat to Newcastle last month, before he was replaced by Igor Tudor.

Since then, the Lilywhites have lost all three Premier League matches under the Croatian, leaving Spurs languishing above the relegation zone.

Tudor has already faced sack threats, with the job of steering them to safety not being fulfilled so far.

Morrison believes that Tottenham made the wrong decision with their former manager after giving in to fan pressure.

Clinton Morrison believes Tottenham gave up on Thomas Frank

Making the switch from Brentford last summer, Frank joined the North London outfit as they looked to continue progressing following the Europa League win last May.

What followed could not have been further from expectations, with Tottenham once again finding themselves in the bottom half.

Speaking on the situation, Clinton Morrison admitted he believes Tottenham were wrong to part ways with Frank, suggesting the club may have acted due to supporter pressure.

“I sit here now and think they shouldn’t have got rid of Thomas Frank,” Morrison said on Sky Sports News.

“I don’t think they should have got rid of him, and I think the reason they did was fan pressure. From what I heard, the hierarchy liked him there. I know he wasn’t getting the results, but he’s got Premier League experience – more than Igor Tudor.

“If you were telling me you were bringing someone in with Premier League experience to replace Thomas Frank, I’d totally get that.”

However, Frank’s Tottenham record speaks for itself, with 13 wins, 11 draws and 14 losses resulting in a 34.2 per cent win rate – the worst of any permanent manager in the club’s history.

Tottenham have serious identity crisis

The current campaign was supposed to be one of progression for Spurs, after the trophy hoodoo was finally brought to an end by Ange Postecoglou last May.

Instead, a similar scenario has played out, with the Lilywhites taking a completely different direction with their next appointment.

Since Mauricio Pochettino’s departure in 2019, Jose Mourinho, Nuno Espirito Santo, Antonio Conte, Postecoglou and Frank have all been and gone, while the list of names could not be further apart in ideas and style of play.

As a result, Tottenham now sit just a point above the bottom three, with their form showing no signs of improving under Tudor.

The identity crisis and mismanagement over a period of time have resulted in a squad featuring an amalgamation of multiple managers’ plans, with no discernible plan as to what the onward direction is.

The decision to sack Frank was the correct one, as it has been for multiple head coaches in recent years, but Spurs as a club have not helped themselves at all with the constant shift in direction.