Just over 7 months after being appointed to replace Ange Postecoglou at Tottenham Hotspur, Thomas Frank is facing the risk of suffering the same fate.
After the glory at Bilbao and the Europa League championship in May last year, Frank's appearance once created many mixed opinions in the Spurs fan community. However, thanks to a promising start, the Danish strategist quickly received certain support.
However, that excitement did not last long. The serious decline in home performance caused Tottenham to continuously slide down the rankings, raising predictions that Frank's term in North London is entering its final days.
His reign to this day has hardly left much of an impression. Frank almost lifted his title right in his debut as head coach, but recently, he left Tottenham Hotspur in a resounding booing from the stands after a heavy defeat at home to West Ham.
The outrage from Tottenham's stands has reached its peak, as calls for Frank's resignation have become increasingly harsh and almost impossible to ignore.
Spurs welcomed West Ham - the team then ranked 19th in the league table and like Bournemouth, they have not won any in their last 10 Premier League matches.
Before kick-off, an open letter from the CEO of Vinai Venkatesham was sent to fans, admitting that "a men's team has not met our expectations this season". What happened on the field made that assessment even clearer.
Frank fully felt the dissatisfaction of the audience as soon as the whistle closed the first half. However, Cristian Romero's equalizer in the second half ignited hope for an emotional comeback.
However, instead of the waiting moment of relief, Spurs fans had to witness Callum Wilson seize the opportunity to score from a corner kick in injury time, dealt a decisive blow to the remaining fragile belief.
If Frank once thought the worst time had passed during the half-time break, then the referee's final whistle proved the opposite. From the southern stands, fierce boos and shouts "you will be sacked tomorrow morning" poured down the stadium, closing another gloomy night at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Looking at the current Premier League standings, the concerns of Tottenham's leadership are completely grounded. Spurs are sinking deep in 14th place - an unacceptable ranking for the club's stature and ambition. The gap between them and Manchester United has widened to 8 points.
In the context of continuing to fluctuate form, narrowing this gap is becoming increasingly difficult. That reality forces Tottenham to consider breakthrough decisions, including Frank's future, before the season goes too far out of control.
It is very difficult to accept this result, it really hurt me. The players have dedicated everything they have, and that is the sign of a team fighting, doing everything in their ability to win. If it is necessary to say which team deserves to win in the second half, it must be us.
The way we rekindled hope in the match was the same as in the confrontation with Bournemouth, but both matches were lost in the final minutes. That made the emotions of the players, of me, of the club and the fans extremely heavy" - Frank said after the defeat to West Ham.
