{"id":22778,"date":"2026-02-09T19:42:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/09\/thomas-frank-seeks-a-change-in-tottenham-hotspurs-fortunes-as-dejan-kulusevski-faces-the-prospect-of-missing-the-rest-of-the-season\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T19:42:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:42:31","slug":"thomas-frank-seeks-a-change-in-tottenham-hotspurs-fortunes-as-dejan-kulusevski-faces-the-prospect-of-missing-the-rest-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/09\/thomas-frank-seeks-a-change-in-tottenham-hotspurs-fortunes-as-dejan-kulusevski-faces-the-prospect-of-missing-the-rest-of-the-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Frank seeks a change in Tottenham Hotspur&#8217;s fortunes as Dejan Kulusevski faces the prospect of missing the rest of the season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"body-thumbnail\">\n<div class=\"body-thumbnail-caption text-content-block-default-text-fill-03\" data-testid=\"body-thumbnail-caption\">\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">&#8216;He rebelled against the club \u2013 Hart wonders if Romero should be Spurs captain&#8217; <\/p>\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Video credit: TNT Sports<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"body\">\n<div class=\"wrap-anywhere typo-tk-rs-body-md text-content-block-default-text-fill-01\" data-testid=\"body-paragraph\">Thomas Frank admitted his Tottenham Hotspur side were &#8220;desperate&#8221; to halt their slide into the Premier League table with victory over Newcastle United on Tuesday night, broadcast live on TNT Sport and Discovery Plus.<\/div>\n<p>Spurs&#8217; 2-0 win against Manchester United last Saturday left them just six points behind 18th-placed West Ham United in the relegation zone. <\/p>\n<p>Eddie Howe&#8217;s Newcastle side are in the midst of a long winter of domestic discontent, with the Magpies struggling to repeat their UEFA Champions League success at home. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wrap-anywhere typo-tk-rs-body-md text-content-block-default-text-fill-01\" data-testid=\"body-paragraph\">The Spurs manager knows the fixture at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will be a high-stakes affair, with Newcastle losing 3-2 to Brentford at St James&#8217; Park in their latest game, with the spotlight on Eddie Howe as much as Frank.<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s no question we&#8217;re desperate to win the game. Desperate,&#8221; Frank said. The last time the team won a league game at home was in early December.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you&#8217;re not winning enough, there&#8217;s got to be that feeling. The way I work is, we&#8217;re all different, but when you&#8217;re not winning enough, you do everything you can and actually do a little more and work a little harder. Just knowing that&#8217;s how you get out of a difficult moment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col text-left focus:outline-none gap-tk-fx-between-elements-md\" data-testid=\"body-thumbnail\">\n<div class=\"group relative w-full\" aria-label=\"Play video\" aria-pressed=\"false\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div data-testid=\"body-thumbnail-picture\" class=\"wrapper-16-9 rounded-tk-radius-rs-sm relative\">\n<figure class=\"card-hover-zoom absolute h-full w-full\">\n<div class=\"h-full w-full object-cover\" data-testid=\"blurry-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-transparent h-full w-full object-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/imgresizer.tntsports.io\/unsafe\/1200x0\/filters:format(jpeg)\/origin-imgresizer.tntsports.io\/2026\/02\/07\/image-37d1399f-bb15-4704-81de-2478116d2449-85-2560-1440.jpeg\" alt=\"photograph\" data-testid=\"image-high-res\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body-thumbnail-caption text-content-block-default-text-fill-03\" data-testid=\"body-thumbnail-caption\">\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Highlights: Manchester United beat 10-man Spurs for fourth straight win<\/p>\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Video credit: TNT Sports<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s what I expect from the players and I think that&#8217;s actually what I see from the players. They&#8217;re running so hard that it&#8217;s very frustrating not getting anything out of the Manchester United game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If it was 11-on-11, I&#8217;m sure we could have gotten something out of it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We haven&#8217;t won enough yet. We have to be desperate, because if you&#8217;re not desperate, you don&#8217;t understand the situation you&#8217;re in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s what we want for our fans, that&#8217;s what we want for our team, that&#8217;s what we want for our club.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With Newcastle also struggling, the atmosphere is expected to be tense, but Frank understands the importance of having supporters onside from the first whistle.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can tell you we desperately need them,&#8221; Frank said of the crowd scheduled to attend the game.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col text-left focus:outline-none gap-tk-fx-between-elements-md\" data-testid=\"body-thumbnail\">\n<div class=\"group relative w-full\" aria-label=\"Play video\" aria-pressed=\"false\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div data-testid=\"body-thumbnail-picture\" class=\"wrapper-16-9 rounded-tk-radius-rs-sm relative\">\n<figure class=\"card-hover-zoom absolute h-full w-full\">\n<div class=\"h-full w-full object-cover\" data-testid=\"blurry-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-transparent h-full w-full object-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/imgresizer.tntsports.io\/unsafe\/1200x0\/filters:format(jpeg)\/origin-imgresizer.tntsports.io\/2026\/02\/07\/image-cf791f50-2598-4faf-8da4-d2a372deca82-85-2560-1440.jpeg\" alt=\"photograph\" data-testid=\"image-high-res\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body-thumbnail-caption text-content-block-default-text-fill-03\" data-testid=\"body-thumbnail-caption\">\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">&#8216;He rebelled against the club \u2013 Hart wonders if Romero should be Spurs captain&#8217; <\/p>\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Video credit: TNT Sports<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Of course, it&#8217;s not so easy when you don&#8217;t have as many players and you&#8217;re at bare minimum. You&#8217;re probably not so confident in the team and everything else. In that case, we have to unite and move forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wrap-anywhere typo-tk-rs-body-md text-content-block-default-text-fill-01\" data-testid=\"body-paragraph\">Frank refused to get drawn into the debate over whether his side are currently embroiled in a relegation battle, after former Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney made the declaration on the BBC&#8217;s latest podcast. <\/div>\n<p>Last season, Ange Postecoglou&#8217;s Tottenham side suffered a setback due to injuries, and the same is starting to affect the Dane&#8217;s own squad selection, with Destiny Oudogie likely to be out for &#8220;four or five weeks&#8221; after sustaining a hamstring injury against Man United.<\/p>\n<p>James Maddison has already been ruled out for the remainder of the season, while Cristian Romero will begin a four-game suspension following his red card at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col text-left focus:outline-none gap-tk-fx-between-elements-md\" data-testid=\"body-thumbnail\">\n<div class=\"group relative w-full\">\n<div data-testid=\"body-thumbnail-picture\" class=\"wrapper-16-9 rounded-tk-radius-rs-sm relative\">\n<figure class=\"card-hover-zoom absolute h-full w-full\">\n<div class=\"h-full w-full object-cover\" data-testid=\"blurry-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-transparent h-full w-full object-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/imgresizer.tntsports.io\/unsafe\/1200x0\/filters:format(jpeg)\/origin-imgresizer.tntsports.io\/2026\/02\/09\/image-b3add122-d774-447f-a8ea-65e6815e2c01-85-2560-1440.jpeg\" alt=\"photograph\" data-testid=\"image-high-res\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body-thumbnail-caption text-content-block-default-text-fill-03\" data-testid=\"body-thumbnail-caption\">\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Thomas Frank is under increasing pressure as Tottenham head coach <\/p>\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Image credit: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This means Frank will have to find a solution defensively, while it is unclear whether winger Dejan Kulusevski will feature again this season after a long break.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if the Sweden international would be available for this campaign, Frank admitted: &#8220;I don&#8217;t know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dek has another commitment this weekend and we&#8217;ll find out more, but of course the fact that he&#8217;s not in the Champions League squad means it&#8217;s not tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m focused on Newcastle. We have a great chance against a good team. That&#8217;s the important thing. Can we go there tomorrow and get the three points?&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s going to be very good and it&#8217;s going to go up from there. Look forward. That&#8217;s what we have to do. That&#8217;s the main focus.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col text-left focus:outline-none gap-tk-fx-between-elements-md\" data-testid=\"body-thumbnail\">\n<div class=\"group relative w-full\">\n<div data-testid=\"body-thumbnail-picture\" class=\"wrapper-16-9 rounded-tk-radius-rs-sm relative\">\n<figure class=\"card-hover-zoom absolute h-full w-full\">\n<div class=\"h-full w-full object-cover\" data-testid=\"blurry-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-transparent h-full w-full object-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/imgresizer.tntsports.io\/unsafe\/1200x0\/filters:format(jpeg)\/origin-imgresizer.tntsports.io\/2026\/02\/09\/image-91dd29d4-815b-4f02-b781-dee38008d5ea-85-2560-1440.jpeg\" alt=\"photograph\" data-testid=\"image-high-res\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body-thumbnail-caption text-content-block-default-text-fill-03\" data-testid=\"body-thumbnail-caption\">\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Radu Dragusin will replace Christy Romero in defense <\/p>\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Image credit: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI think we have the quality[to get out of this situation]. We have a lot of players out, but of course that doesn&#8217;t help in any way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I actually thought we had a very competitive team against Manchester United and the first 30 minutes looked good.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe lost two players tomorrow (Romero and Udogi), but Jed Spence is back and (Radu) Dragusin looked good when he came back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know we\u2019re going to field a very competitive team tomorrow as well, and we\u2019re hoping to have a few more teams back after that, but we\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wrap-anywhere typo-tk-rs-body-md text-content-block-default-text-fill-01\" data-testid=\"body-paragraph\">Watch the 2025\/26 Premier League season on TNT Sports and Discovery+<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tntsports.co.uk\/football\/premier-league\/2025-2026\/thomas-frank-tottenham-hotspur-newcastle-united-desperate-to-win-relegation-fears-dejan-kulusevski-could-miss-season_sto23268672\/story.shtml\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;He rebelled against the club \u2013 Hart wonders if Romero should be Spurs captain&#8217; Video credit: TNT Sports Thomas Frank admitted his Tottenham Hotspur side were &#8220;desperate&#8221; to halt their slide into the Premier League table with victory over Newcastle United on Tuesday night, broadcast live on TNT Sport and Discovery Plus. 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