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Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest have both sacked the managers they hired to replace Australian Ange Postecoglou, in a day of managerial carnage in the English game.
Spurs announced on Wednesday that they had sacked manager Thomas Frank after eight months in charge, after a woeful run of results left the north London club hovering five points above the relegation zone.
Ange Postecoglou and Thomas Frank before a Tottenham-Brentford clash in 2024.Credit: Getty Images
Later on Wednesday, Nottingham Forest said in a statement that Sean Dyche, who succeeded Postecoglou after his short tenure there, had been relieved of his duties. Dyche was appointed after Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis sacked the Australian in October after just 39 days in charge, having taken the club to eight winless games.
“Nottingham Forest Football Club can confirm that Sean Dyche has been relieved of his duties as head coach,” the statement said.
“We would like to thank Sean and his staff for their efforts during their time at the club and we wish them the best of luck for the future. We will be making no further comment at this time.”
Forest are in danger of relegation, with only two wins from their last 10 league games, and the move came after a 0-0 draw against Wolves. Dyche’s departure means Forest have axed three managers this season, with Nuno Espirito Santo the first to go.
Nottingham are the first Premier League club since Blackburn 2012-13 to make three manager changes in the same season.
Pressure on Frank at Spurs had been mounting and Tuesday’s 2-1 home defeat by Newcastle United left his team in 16th place with 29 points from 26 matches and looking over their shoulder at the relegation zone.
Postecoglou was sacked at Tottenham despite winning the Europa League after Spurs finished last season one place above the Premier League relegation zone.
Frank was supposed to have built on that triumph, the club’s first trophy since 2008, and turn them into top-four challengers once again. But they have won only seven league games, albeit hampered by a long injury list.
Tottenham’s head coach Thomas Frank pictured during an EPL match against Newcastle on Tuesday.Credit: AP
Their current eight-game winless run in the Premier League is their longest since Juande Ramos was sacked in 2008 amid a nine-game winless run.
“Thomas was appointed in June 2025, and we have been determined to give him the time and support needed to build for the future together,” Spurs said in a statement.
“However, results and performances have led the Board to conclude that a change at this point in the season is necessary.”
Frank, who joined Brentford in 2018 and established them as a top-flight club after gaining promotion, has struggled to replicate those methods at Tottenham. The writing looked to be on the wall for the 52-year-old after Tuesday’s defeat by Newcastle United – their 11th of the league campaign.
Nottingham Forest have sacked Sean Dyche.Credit: AP
Supporters left no doubt about their feelings with jeers ringing out around the club’s stadium and chants of “You’re getting sacked in the morning” directed at Frank.
It was Tottenham’s seventh league defeat at home in the Premier League this season, and they have won only two of their 13 league games in front of their own fans.
Tottenham supporters were also singing the name of former coach Mauricio Pochettino, who got them to the 2019 Champions League final, on Tuesday. The Argentine is currently manager of the US men’s national team.
Frank’s popularity was not helped in January after he was photographed holding a coffee cup bearing the crest of fierce rivals Arsenal – an incident he later described as a mix-up.
His uneasy relationship with the fans also surfaced in November when he criticised them for mocking keeper Guglielmo Vicario after a mistake in the home defeat by Fulham.
Despite Tottenham’s domestic woes, they have performed impressively in the Champions League, finishing fourth in the 36-team table to qualify easily for the last 16.
Spurs will have to dust themselves down quickly as they play a derby against North London rivals, and league leaders, Arsenal on February 22. Lose that and the club could find themselves battling to avoid relegation for the first time since the 1976-77 season when they finished bottom.
Reuters
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