Tottenham’s Thomas Frank expected to take charge of Borussia Dortmund game

Tottenham Hotspur head coach Thomas Frank is expected to take charge of his team’s game against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday despite mounting uncertainty over his future.

The expectation at the club is that he will lead the open training session at 2:15pm on Monday and appear at his press conference at 3:30pm before being in the dugout for Dortmund’s visit to north London.

Pressure is growing on the Dane with the club 14th in the Premier League with just seven wins in 22 games. After losing 2-1 to West Ham United on Saturday, Tottenham’s sixth home league defeat of the season, Frank insisted that there were positive signs.

“It’s a super-tanker we are turning in the right direction,” he said. “There are a lot of good signs behind the scenes, and also in some of the performances. But of course when you lose last-minute to one of your rivals, it is very emotional in football and there will be noise. That noise we need to keep out there, and get our heads down and keep walking. Keep doing the right things.”

Spurs have were eliminated from the Carabao Cup by Newcastle United in October and knocked out of the FA Cup third round by Aston Villa earlier this month. In the Champions League, Tottenham are 11th in the 36-team table with two games remaining in the league phase, one point off the automatic qualification places.

Club CEO Vinai Venkatesham addressed fans in a statement in the pre-West Ham programme, saying that more the team needs to “add more quality, experience and leadership to compete consistently at the highest level.”

Venkatesham also acknowledged recent dissatisfaction amongst the club’s fans, stating: “We know there is distance between the club and our supporters and are committed to rebuilding the connection.”

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