Tottenham Hotspur will need to address their home form if they are to take the next step under Thomas Frank.
Tottenham Hotspur will need to address their home form if they are to take the next step under Thomas Frank.
Tottenham Hotspur will need to address their home form if they are to take the next step under Thomas Frank
Tottenham currently sit fifth in the Premier League table, just four points behind second-placed Manchester City, an impressive achievement for Thomas Frank’s side considering their struggles at home this season. The Lilywhites have found it difficult to perform consistently at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, a concern that has not gone unnoticed by supporters or the club hierarchy.
Shockingly, Spurs have managed to win just three of their last 20 Premier League matches at home. Once considered a fortress, the world-class arena has become an easy hunting ground for visiting sides. Opponents have learned how to exploit the tension in the stands, often turning the atmosphere against the Lilywhites by pressing aggressively from the very first whistle. This campaign alone, Frank’s men have dropped points in five of their opening six home league fixtures.
Tottenham Hotspur will need to address their home form if they are to take the next step under Thomas Frank.
Tottenham’s home form is continuing to disrupt the progress made under Thomas Frank in the Premier League.
In complete contrast, Tottenham’s away form has been exceptional. Under the Danish tactician, the club has collected more points on the road than any other side in the Premier League. The Lilywhites remain unbeaten away from home in all competitions this season, having secured 13 points from a possible 15 in league play, a remarkable record that highlights the difference in their performances home and away.
Tottenham need to find a way to take advantage of their home support in the PL
The struggles continue at N17. Tottenham are still chasing their second home victory of the Premier League season after coming agonisingly close against Manchester United last weekend. A last-minute header from Matthijs de Ligt denied them all three points, extending their winless home run in the league to five matches. Frank’s pragmatic approach has also drawn criticism, as it often leads to conservative football that frustrates the crowd and dampens the atmosphere.
John Wenham has now urged the players to show more intensity and fight to win back the support of the home fans. Speaking to Tottenham News, Wenham said,
“The fans would always get behind the team when the team are putting in 100 per cent effort. The fans will not jump up and down, you know, when they’re not playing well. And that’s fair enough. That’s just how the Tottenham fans are. So we need more from the players. The Chelsea game was absolutely unacceptable.”
Tottenham Hotspur will need to address their home form if they are to take the next step under Thomas Frank.
Thomas Frank might come under increased scrutiny for poor form in the league.
The Lilywhite Rose owner added,
“The only people who can change that are the players on the pitch and the manager. The fans have nothing to do with the performance put in on the pitch. If they’re not seeing anything on the pitch to get excited about, they’re not going to put on fake noise. They’re just not going to do it. So I think the players need to take more responsibility rather than the fans.”
Wenham claims that fans will get behind the team if they see the players putting in genuine effort to win matches at home. That said, the Lilywhite Rose owner also claims that the Spurs faithful will not put on ‘fake noise’ when the performance levels are dropped. Wenham believes the onus is on the players and Thomas Frank to change the situation, urging the squad to take more responsibility for their poor performances at home in the Premier League.
The pressure is steadily mounting on Thomas Frank to turn things around at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Spurs faithful are known for their high expectations and little patience for prolonged poor form. For the Danish tactician to keep the crowd on his side and avoid mounting scrutiny, he must find a way to get his team playing on the front foot again, or risk facing serious questions about his future in the coming weeks.