Tottenham Hotspur must sack Thomas Frank as soon as possible after their 2-2 draw with Burnley on Saturday afternoon, and they have already made their move for his replacement according to reports.
Spurs took the lead in the first half thanks to Micky Van de Ven’s seventh goal of the season, before falling behind thanks to goals from Axel Tuanzebe and Lyle Foster either side of half-time. The north London club then rescued a point in the 90th minute as captain Cristian Romero sent a bullet header past an inspired Martin Dubravka to make it 2-2, but the damage was already done.
More dropped points in the league leaves Spurs 13th in the Premier League table, and the club must now know that they need to pull the trigger to save their season.
Frank Must be Sacked, Xavi Ready to Take Job
Frank only arrived in the summer from Brentford, and after a positive start things have just spiralled out of control. A host of injury issues haven’t helped his cause, but the results and performances simply haven’t been good enough, and the fans have turned on him too.
It’s always incredibly difficult to come back from that, and the longer Tottenham are stubborn over their decision to keep him in the dugout, the more danger they’re in of the season not being able to be turned around.
The draw with Burnley is the latest in a growing pile of evidence that Frank isn’t the man for the job, and he should be sacked as soon as possible. But Spurs need a replacement, and reports have suggested that they have already held talks with former Barcelona boss Xavi, and even offered him the job.
The Spaniard has been described by Joan Laporta as ‘the best manager in the world’, but he has been out of work since departing the Camp Nou in the summer of 2024. Bringing him in now would be a huge boost to Spurs, because he surely can’t be worse than Frank.
Xavi an Exciting Appointment for Tottenham
Xavi is a manager who has never been afraid to use young talent, and Spurs have plenty of that, but most importantly is that he wants to play attacking football.
The fans will immediately love the intent of his teams, and he likes to set his teams up to isolate opposition defenders and get the best out of his forward players. Tottenham need that, and with suggestions that Xavi is ready to return to management, this could be the perfect time for all parties to get this done.
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