Thomas Frank and a Promising Preseason
One of the major contributors to the awful season that Tottenham is undergoing can be attributed to Thomas Frank. After sacking Ange Postecoglou at the end of last season, former Brentford boss was brought in to oversee a transitional period for Tottenham Hotspur. The summer of 2025 brought high expectations for the Spurs. Securing Champions League Soccer with a Europa League win and bringing in talented attacking players in the form of Muhammed Kudus and Xavi Simons, both for exorbitant fees.
As much as this looked promising on paper, the Spurs struggled as the season progressed. Frank’s tactics were unstable, with defenders contributing as primary goal threats. Xavi Simons failed to hit the ground running, and Frank’s stubbornness in playstyle left Spurs consistently vulnerable at the back with little to no attacking outlet. A winless streak in both November and early 2026 saw Frank sacked. The London club remains winless in the Premier League in 2026, an astounding metric given how we’re almost 4 months into the new year.
“I was really expecting them to do better this season,” junior Atharv Malpani said.
Injuries
As much as poor tactics and transfer failures have contributed to the club’s decline, an astonishing number of injuries have also played a large role in Tottenham’s fall from grace. Star attacking players such as Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison have been unable to play this entire season, with striker Dominic Solanke only recently returning. Promising talent Wilson Odobert has also been ruled out for the season, alongside new signing Mohammed Kudus, who has been out since early January.
“The sheer number of players out is really sad for Tottenham and has been a huge reason for them not playing well this term,” senior Diana Smolens said.
A Lack of Mentality
In times of crisis, teams typically turn to their captains or first team leaders to help steady the ship. With the Spurs this season, a lack of professionalism and discipline has led to inconsistency and a failure to unify. Club captain Christian Romero has already been sent off twice this season, both coming with hefty suspensions. This left Spurs broken, with not only their captain being out for important fixtures but arguably their best center-half. Fans have also complained about a lack of effort from players such as Micky Van de Ven.
“The reason that a lot of these players don’t care is that they know they’ll be able to leave in the summer. There is this idea that even if the club gets relegated, the players will still find themselves at a top team gives them a sense of arrogance that only further contributes to this downward spiral,” junior Warren Harilal said.
Where do they go from here?
Tottenham’s situation looks increasingly grim as the season progresses. They only sit one point above the relegation zone and have just fired their interim head coach, Igor Tudor, who helped them win just one point in the Premier League out of five matches. With the club just appointing Italian Roberto de Zerbi, it is still looking increasingly unlikely that the team will remain in the first division. This would be one of the more shocking relegations the international soccer stage has seen in decades, and will provide an even more interesting narrative for the Premier League heading into the offseason in the summer.
