"After the glory of Bilbao and the Europa League final triumph in May, Frank's arrival was met with a mixed response from the Spurs fanbase. But after an impressive start to his tenure, a slide down the table prompted by a shocking home record proved too difficult to ignore for the Spurs hierarchy. Frank's reign has been nothing if not uneventful."
"Spurs would have gone second with a victory and yet struggled to create chances against a Wolves side that had lost their opening five Premier League matches. Santiago Bueno's 54th-minute goal had the visitors on the brink of a shock away win that would have relieved some of the pressure on then-head coach Vitor Pereira, but summer recruit João Palhinha rescued a point for Spurs in stoppage time."
Thomas Frank was appointed Tottenham head coach just over eight months after being named as Ange Postecoglou's successor. His arrival followed Bilbao glory and a Europa League final triumph in May, but fan response was mixed. An encouraging start gave way to a slide down the table, driven by a shocking home record and blunt attacking displays. He came within minutes of lifting a trophy in his first match as head coach but later left the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to jeers after a home defeat to Newcastle. Earlier symptoms included a lacklustre draw with Wolves and a poor attacking game against Chelsea.
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