Already ran better for Tottenham Hotspur: Fans criticize the lack of ambition of the club, which has invested a three-digit million sum in players – and yet is still deep down in the table.
In the FA Cup there was the next setback for Tottenham at the weekend. The 1:2 against Aston Villa meant the end, and in the fourth competitive game in 2026 there was also “Spurs” no victory. How tense the nerves are was shown by a scuffle immediately after the final whistle: several Tottenham players clashed with opponents who were celebrating with their followers.
Tottenham coach Thomas Frank accused Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins of provoking his player João Palhinha, on loan from Bayern Munich. The main criticism at the moment is coach Frank himself.
Coach speaks about the true condition of the team
Spurs had big ambitions when they opened their new stadium, which cost more than a billion euros, in 2019. Now fans are accusing the club of a “dramatic decline” in its ambitions. The “Supporters Trust“as a key fan alliance, referred to the lack of player commitments and statements from the coach about the sporting situation.
“Spurs” coach Thomas Frank
Coach Frank said in an interview with the British broadcaster Sky two weeks ago that he would leave the club “in a transition phase” see, even if he is currently playing in the Champions League. “Yes, we are a Champions League club, but are we really a Champions League club?”asked Frank. “We only qualified because we won the Europa League. We didn’t qualify because we were one of the four or five best clubs in the league last season Premier League belonged. We finished 17th.” There couldn’t be a quicker solution to the problems from the previous season.
High spending, weak games
But Tottenham is not doing so badly in the Champions League. Next week on Tuesday (January 20th) the “Spurs” in eleventh place await Borussia Dortmund in north London. With a win on the penultimate matchday, Tottenham would have the best chance of making it into the top eight and thus straight into the round of 16.
The belief in this seems small given the recent achievements. Since the departure of former captain Heung-Min Son, the forward play has been unimaginative. The club paid more than 160 million euros for the offensive players Mathys Tel, Xavi Simons and Mohammed Kudus in the summer. The three scored six goals together in the Premier League and two in the Champions League. There are also numerous injuries, with Richarlison also missing recently.
Tottenham’s Mohammed Kudus
War of words with fans at the game in Brentford
Before the cup exit, the team lost 2-3 in the Premier League AFC Bournemouth and is on the way to repeating last year’s Premier League performance. Tottenham is now in 14th place. There was also a confrontation against Bournemouth – this time between players and fans. João Palhinha, Pedro Porro and Micky van de Ven clashed with fans on the sidelines after the final whistle and exchanged words with their supporters.
In the case of Thomas Frank, the question now arises as to whether he is doomed to failure. His predecessor Ange Postecoglou was thrown out despite winning the Europa League. Frank worked successfully for seven years Brentford FCnow he is under question at Tottenham after just seven months.
At the game in Bournemouth he drank coffee from a paper cup with the logo of Tottenham’s rivals arsenal. He spoke of an oversight, it’s not important anyway – but another unnecessary topic was still opened. Aston Villa fans chanted during Tottenham’s defeat: “Tom Frank is an Arsenal fan!”