Tottenham disaster is forgotten as three Premier League clubs race for Thomas Frank
Thomas Frank seemingly continues to have a strong reputation among Premier League clubs despite his disastrous eight-month spell at Tottenham. Tottenham Hotspur fans do not have fond memories of Thomas Frank's time at the club, with the Dane neither managing to win over the supporters with his style of play nor producing results.
In the end, Tottenham's ill-fated experiment almost ended with the club's relegation from the Premier League, with Roberto De Zerbi needing to perform a late rescue act in the final seven games of last season to keep the club up. Tottenham managers ranked by points-per-game Rank Coach Points/m Points M W D L G GC 1 Tim Sherwood 1.91 42 22 13 3 6 40 30 2 Mauricio Pochettino 1.89 382 202 113 43 46 372 206 3 Antonio Conte 1.88 105 56 32 9 15 112 64 4 Andre Villas-Boas 1.83 99 54 29 12 13 81 67 5 Harry Redknapp 1.74 250 144 71 37 36 228 161 6 Jose Mourinho 1.64 95 58 27 14 17 97 67 7 Ryan Mason 1.58 19 12 6 1 5 26 20 8 Martin Jol 1.51 171 113 47 30 36 168 146 9 Nuno Espirito Santo 1.50 15 10 5 0 5 9 16 10 Ray Clemence 1.40 59 42 16 11 15 60 66 11 Gerry Francis 1.39 165 119 43 36 40 150 142 12 Ange Postecoglou 1.37 104 76 31 11 34 138 126 13 George Graham 1.31 128 98 33 29 36 129 123 14 David Pleat 1.29 49 38 14 7 17 51 55 15 Glenn Hoddle 1.28 114 89 32 18 39 116 141 16 Christian Gross 1.26 34 27 9 7 11 35 41 17 Jacques Santini 1.18 13 11 3 4 4 6 8 18 Osvaldo Ardiles 1.15 62 54 16 14 24 75 83 19 Juande Ramos 1.14 41 36 10 11 15 54 52 20 Thomas Frank 1.12 29 26 7 8 11 36 37 22 Cristian Stellini 1.00 4 4 1 1 2 6 11 23 Igor Tudor 0.20 1 5 0 1 4 4 13 However, it is clear that the former Spurs boss' work at Brentford is still viewed very positively by other Premier League clubs, as Frank edges closer to a return to management.
According to Football Insider, Bournemouth are now contemplating appointing the experienced Danish coach following their poor start to the season. New boss Marco Rose has not had the expected impact since taking over from Andoni Iraola, and he is at risk of losing his job as the Cherries sit just a point above the relegation zone after five games.
MORE SPURS STORIES The report claims that the South Coast club have already discussed the possibility of replacing Rose with Frank. However, Bournemouth will face competition for the former Tottenham boss, who is also on the radar of Crystal Palace.
Palace also have a new manager in charge, Pierre Sage, who has guided the South London club to two wins and three losses in his first six games in charge. Frank is the leading candidate to take over at another London club It is not just the Eagles and Cherries who are contemplating a move for the 53-year-old, with another struggling Premier League club also eyeing him.
According to a recent update by talkSPORT, Thomas Frank has emerged as the leading candidate to replace Alvaro Arbeloa at Fulham after the Cottagers' poor start to the season. Fulham currently sit at the bottom of the table, having secured just two points in six matches, and Arbeloa may have just two more matches to save his job.
Position Team Played MP Won W Drawn D Lost L For GF Against GA Diff GD Points Pts 17 SunderlandSunderland 6 1 1 4 6 12 -6 4 18 BournemouthBournemouth 6 0 3 3 7 13 -6 3 19 TottenhamTottenham 6 0 3 3 3 9 -6 3 20 FulhamFulham 6 0 2 4 6 10 -4 2 If Frank does replace the Spaniard, it will mean that Tottenham will face their former boss twice in the space of a month, with the Lilywhites hosting Fulham on December 3 before travelling to Craven Cottage on January 6, 2027.