One other residence recreation gone for Tottenham and one other defeat to mark on 2025’s dismal ledger.
That’s simply two residence wins out of 9 within the Premier League this season – towards Burnley and Brentford – and 11 league defeats in entrance of their very own supporters because the begin of the calendar yr.
A Spurs residence ticket is among the costliest within the land. No marvel those that proceed to show up accomplish that extra in useless hope than any form of expectation.
On Saturday – after a late nine-man cavalry cost had narrowly failed to grab some extent towards Liverpool – Tottenham supervisor Thomas Frank regarded as agitated as he ever does. His staff’s efficiency had inspired him in some methods. There was a safety about Spurs that’s not all the time obvious.
Equally, there had been a scarcity of self-discipline. The Dane expressed himself dissatisfied with the efficiency of the referee however deep down he may have identified what all of us knew, particularly that the blame lay largely along with his gamers.
Frank is keen on an extended stroll round London on a Sunday. Hat on and head down. Pondering time. He likes to clear his head of soccer however that will probably be laborious to do in the meanwhile. His quick tenure at Tottenham has been considered one of fluctuating trajectories and feelings however it might be that it’s approaching its defining weeks.
Tottenham have simply two residence wins out of 9 within the Premier League beneath Frank this season
Frank expressed himself dissatisfied with the efficiency of the referee following Saturday’s defeat to Liverpool however deep down he may have identified the blame lay largely along with his gamers
It has not been a catastrophe for the previous Brentford supervisor thus far. He has a win at Manchester Metropolis beneath his belt, for instance, whereas Champions League performances have saved Tottenham on the fringes of qualification.
However there was no consistency. Solely as soon as have Frank’s Tottenham gained back-to-back video games within the league and that was proper at the beginning of the marketing campaign when that opening victory over Burnley was adopted by what felt like an early assertion win at Metropolis.
Since then, performances have fluctuated fairly wildly however video games between now and February current Frank with a chance to indicate supporters and certainly the Tottenham board along with his model of what a Spurs staff truly appears like.
Tottenham face Metropolis at residence on February 1 however between every now and then play Crystal Palace, Brentford, Sunderland, Bournemouth, West Ham and Burnley within the Premier League. There’s additionally an FA Cup tie towards Aston Villa and Champions League video games between Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt.
It feels as if Frank should emerge from that run of video games with Tottenham tangibly shifting forwards if his standing on the membership he joined in the summertime is to not weaken considerably. There are already some supporters who aren’t having him and that feels grossly unfair. The argument in his favour will weaken if his outcomes don’t communicate for him within the coming weeks.
When it comes to his gamers, he has ridden out some early waves. Micky van de Ven, for instance, was one of many gamers, together with Djed Spence, who ignored him when he requested them to thank the house supporters following a defeat to Chelsea.
However the Dutch defender at the least tried to level to some unity on Saturday, saying: ‘We felt the followers actually pushed us ahead once we have been 9 males.
‘On the pitch, we knew possibly we might get one thing right here, we will get the end result. Sadly, it didn’t occur. What can I say?
‘I’m pleased with the boys.
‘It’s loads of feelings going by my head. I’m pleased with the staff and naturally I’m gutted, upset. I’m offended how some issues have been going within the recreation. However we will get nothing modified about it anymore.’
