"Tottenham Hotspur's belated show of spirit may keep the wolf from head coach Thomas Frank's door a little longer, but a damaging FA Cup defeat reaffirms the lingering belief his time in charge is only heading one way. If there is scant consolation for Frank after Spurs slumped to a 2-1 third-round loss at home to Aston Villa, it is that the mood at the end was nowhere near as ugly as it threatened to be at half-time."
"Spurs supporters sent their team off at the interval with deafening jeers ringing in their ears after they were brushed aside by a vastly superior Villa, who established a fully deserved 2-0 advantage. Such was the lack of hope that thousands of seats inside the vast Tottenham Hotspur Stadium remained empty for even longer than usual at the start of the second half, fans resigned to Spurs' fate after a dismal first 45 minutes in which they conceded goals to Emiliano Buendia and Morgan Rogers."
Tottenham Hotspur suffered a 2-1 third-round FA Cup defeat at home to Aston Villa, leaving the team trailing 2-0 at half-time. Fans jeered relentlessly at the interval and thousands of seats remained empty early in the second half as supporters grew resigned to the result. Emiliano Buendia and Morgan Rogers scored for Villa before Wilson Odobert's 54th-minute goal offered Tottenham a late lifeline. Thomas Frank endured crowd fury and taunts referencing a Gunners-branded coffee cup image, intensifying perceptions of his precarious position. The remainder of the season looks set to be a battle for respectability and survival.
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