Tottenham Hotspur’s board are keeping a close eye on the job Thomas Frank is doing following recent results, according to GIVEMESPORT senior reporter Fabrizio Romano.
Those words sum up exactly where Spurs are at right now: there is pressure, there is scrutiny, but there is no active move being made beyond that internal monitoring. In other words, Frank is in that classic managerial grey area where results clearly need to improve, yet the situation has not reached the point of an obvious or imminent change. It leaves Tottenham in a delicate position heading into a key spell of the season, with the board watching closely to see how he and the players respond.
Tottenham board ‘monitoring closely’ but no decision made yet
Writing in his latest GIVEMESPORT newsletter on Wednesday, the Italian journalist said:
Of course they [the board] can’t be happy with recent results, with higher expectations in the next games to change the situation. His job is being monitored closely but nothing else at the moment.
Romano’s line paints a very specific picture of the current mood at Tottenham. The board are not satisfied with how results have gone recently, and they clearly feel the team should be doing better than it is. When a club has “higher expectations in the next games to change the situation”, it tells you that the upcoming fixtures are being treated almost like checkpoints. It is not yet a case of ultimatums or deadlines, but it is obvious that patience is not unlimited.
The key part of Romano’s update is that Frank’s job is “being monitored closely but nothing else at the moment”. That means no formal decision, no active move to line up a replacement and no concrete change in his status – yet. It’s the kind of language that suggests Tottenham are gathering information, seeing how the dressing room reacts and assessing whether performances and results trend upwards or continue to slide.
For a head coach, that kind of scrutiny is intense. Every team selection, every in-game tweak and every post-match performance will now feed into the wider assessment the board are making. But equally, the fact there is “nothing else” happening right now shows that Frank still has the opportunity to influence his own future from the dugout rather than having it decided for him behind closed doors.
Why this feels like a classic ‘now or never’ spell for Frank
Thomas Frank
From a writer’s point of view, this is exactly the stage where a manager either regains control of the narrative or loses it completely. When a board is openly described as “not happy” and “monitoring closely”, you are already into a phase where every result carries extra weight. A good week suddenly feels bigger, and a bad week suddenly feels worse, because everyone knows the pressure is there in the background.
This does not automatically mean Tottenham are on the verge of sacking Frank. Clubs can stay in this holding pattern for some time if they see small signs of progress or still believe in the long-term idea. But it does mean that hiding behind performances or excuses becomes almost impossible. Players will know the situation; fans will feel it; the manager will definitely be aware of it.
In many ways, this is also where a coach shows their value. Can Frank simplify things, calm the noise and find a way to make Spurs look more stable and convincing on the pitch? Or does the pressure translate into more chaotic, nervous displays? The answer to that question, more than anything else, is likely to dictate how this story develops over the coming weeks.
What’s at stake for Spurs over the next few games?
The immediate “what next” is straightforward: Tottenham’s next run of matches now carry more meaning than usual. Romano has made it clear that the board want to see improvement “in the next games”, which tells you that this period will heavily influence their judgement. Better results and more convincing performances would strengthen Frank’s position and cool the temperature around the club. More of the same, or a further dip, would only intensify the scrutiny and force the board to consider whether monitoring is enough or whether more decisive action is required. For now, everything comes back to how Spurs respond on the pitch.
