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THOMAS FRANK ON BRINK: NEWCASTLE WIN PLUNGES WINLESS TOTTENHAM DEEPER INTO 2026 RELEGATION FEAR
Thomas Frank faces the sack after Tottenham's 2-1 loss to Newcastle. Discover the stats behind Spurs' 2026 relegation battle.
Eddie Howe didn’t mince words on Monday; he said he’d walk away from Newcastle if he stopped believing he was the right guy for the job.
Maybe Thomas Frank should take a hint. Still, with Tottenham now facing a 12-day break before the north London derby against Arsenal on February 22, he might just hang on for a bit longer.
Newcastle did the damage with goals from Malick Thiaw and Jacob Ramsey, one in each half. Archie Grey had managed to equalise for Spurs, but the South Stand still filled the air with chants for fan-favourite Mauricio Pochettino.
The home crowd had clearly had enough. They called for Frank’s head all night. Honestly, it’s time for Tottenham to put Frank out of his misery. The Europa League winners desperately need a change before they get sucked into the relegation battle.
Tottenham haven’t won a Premier League game in 20,26 not a single one. That’s eight matches without a victory. Watching them lately, you can’t say they’re too good or too big to go down.
Newcastle had only picked up two wins from their previous 15 away games in the league, but this one felt over from the start.
Frank looked like a beaten man, trudging off the pitch in the rain. Whatever comes next, it’s wild that he didn’t get real support in the January transfer window.
Spurs went into this game missing 11 first-team players, 10 injured, plus their captain, Cristian Romero, suspended. Now they’ve also lost Wilson Odobert to what looked like a nasty knee problem.
You could see the nerves right away. Anthony Elanga’s early corner bounced off Radu Dragusin’s knee and just missed the bar. Not long after, Guglielmo Vicario flapped at a high ball he should’ve caught, and the boos started.
The pain didn’t end there. Newcastle piled on nine corners in the first 30 minutes. Tottenham, outside of a weak penalty shout from Dominic Solanke, spent most of the first half pinned inside their own half. Pape Matar Sarr even picked up a yellow for diving, just to make matters worse.
Joe Willock thought he’d opened the scoring, but VAR ruled it out for offside. That didn’t save Sp.urs Newcastle went ahead soon after. Thiaw met Willock’s cross, Vicario saved the header, but Thiaw pounced on the rebound while Tottenham’s defenders just pointed fingers at each other.
Spurs survived an early storm in the second half. Elanga had two penalty shouts turned away, then Archie Grey put Tottenham level—Xavi Simons floated a corner to the back post, Sarr nodded it across, and Grey finished it off.
But hope didn’t last. Seconds after Conor Gallagher blew a golden counter-attack, Ramsey restored Newcastle’s lead with a smooth finish, thanks to some slick work from Anthony Gordon.
Tottenham never looked like they had the quality or belief to come back, even though Micky van de Ven had a golden chance to steal a point right at the end and blasted it over.
Here’s a wild stat: in the last 14 months, Tottenham have won more games in Europe (12 out of 18) than they have in the Premier League (11 out of 49).
At this point, it would be astonishing if Vinai Venkatesham didn’t make a change. Who’d want to take on this mess, though? That’s anyone’s guess.
MAJOR OVERHAUL: REAL MADRID EYE CRISTIAN ROMERO AS MOHAMED SALAH NEARS SAUDI MOVE
Real Madrid target Spurs captain Cristian Romero, while Mo Salah nears a move to Al-Ittihad. Get the latest 2026 transfer news.
Romero is on his way out after Frank’s departure.
Tottenham’s problems might get even messier. Now that they’re without a manager, Real Madrid are circling Cristian Romero, their captain. Rumours about Romero leaving have been floating around for a while, but they’ve really picked up lately, ly especially since he called out the club’s recruitment strategy on social media.
Before he got the boot, Thomas Frank said he had “no idea” if Romero would stick around next season. Now, according to Mundo Deportivo, Madrid want to strengthen their backline and see Romero, 27, as a real option.
“Everyone knows Madrisare is after a centre-back for next season. Lately, a bunch of names have popped up, and the newest is Tottenham’s Cristian Romero,” the article said. The story points to talk in England that Romero could leave, even though he’s still under contract.
His digs at the club’s management put him in the spotlight, and word is, he’s not happy in England.
Salah ready for Saudi switch
Mohamed Salah looks much more open to moving to Saudi Arabia, with Al-Ittihad interested in signing him after the 2025/26 season, according to Foot Mercato.
People have been linking Salah with a big-money move to the Saudi Pro League ever since the league started chasing Europe’s top talent. Add in his public fallout with Liverpool earlier this season, and it sounds like he’s thinking seriously about a change.
Salah hasn’t quite looked like himself this season. He’s managed just six goals and six assists in 25 games across a competition, ns a big drop for someone who helped fire Liverpool to the Premier League title not long ago.
Foot Mercato reports Salah’s camp is now in talks with Al-Ittihad, and this time, he’s a lot more interested than he was a year ago. “Unlike last year, Mo Salah is much more open to a move to Saudi Arabia,” the article said. “This could work out for everyone. Liverpool gets a fee, and Salah gets the final say.”
It’s worth noting: Al-Ittihad lost both their French stars, KariBenzemaaewhooa left for Al Hilal, and N’Golo Kante, who went to Fenerbahçe during the winter window.
SACKED: THOMAS FRANK FIRED BY TOTTENHAM AS THE "BIG SIX" MANAGERIAL CULL CONTINUES
Thomas Frank becomes the 7th Premier League manager sacked this season. Discover why Spurs acted and what it means for Arne Slot.
Half the managers who started the season in charge of the Premier League’s so-called Big Six have now been fired, with Thomas Frank the latest to go after leaving Tottenham.
Honestly, it’s been ages since the “Big Six” really meant six reliably top teams on the pitch, but Frank’s exit just shows how ruthless things get at the very top of soccer.
Frank can’t really argue with the decision. Over the last 20 games, the Spurs have dropped to 18th in the form table and sit just five points above the relegation zone. If Benjamin Sesko hadn’t buried that injury-time chance at the London Stadium on Tuesday, Tottenham would only be three points clear.
Frank is the seventh Premier League manager to lose his job already this season, joining Nuno Espírito Santo, Graham Potter, Ange Postecoglou, Vitor Pereira, Enzo Maresca, and Ruben Amorim.
Nuno lost his job at Forest after guiding them into Europe last year. Maresca and Amorim both had their teams in decent shape when they left Chelsea and United.
Arne Slot’s situation at Liverpool feels a little different. Slot still has a good relationship with people at the club, unlike Nuno, Maresca, and Amorim, who all fell out with their bosses. Nuno and Nottingham Forest’s owner, Evangelos Marinakis, just couldn’t work together anymore. Maresca and Amorim got tired of constant power struggles at Chelsea and United.
Meanwhile, Liverpool’s sporting director Richard Hughes went out of his way to back Slot, even joining him on a recent episode of The Reds’ Roundtable. “Of course,e we talk about football and performances, but I always let Arne lead that,” Hughes said. “Naturally, ly in a conversation, I will come up with an opinion and not just react to Arne's, but always waiting for the right time to share these things is critical.
“We had synergy right from the first moment. Understanding who he is as a football manager, how he wants to work, and trying your best, and it's not always possible to put them in the best possible position to have all the tools they require, and that's what I feel my job is then.”
Having a good relationship with the higher-ups is nice, but results matter most. Both Slot and Hughes know Liverpool needed to start winning games if Slot wants to stay for the long haul.
Slot probably has more goodwill to burn than Frank ever did at Tottenham, but expectations are sky-high at Liverpool. He knows that as well as anyone.
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