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Spurs were loudly booed after defeat at home by fellow strugglers Newcastle<\/a> and West Ham<\/a> in the past few weeks.<\/p>\n Frank was also taunted by his own fans with chants of “you’re getting sacked in the morning” during the loss to West Ham<\/a> and the 2-2 draw at Burnley<\/a> that followed.<\/p>\n After being booed off at half-time while 2-0 down to Manchester City<\/a>, Frank’s side responded to draw 2-2 at Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> Stadium.<\/p>\n Captain Cristian Romero was critical of Tottenham<\/a>‘s board after that result, calling it “disgraceful” that the club only had 11 fit senior players available against City.<\/p>\n The Argentine then received a straight red card – his second of the season – against Manchester United<\/a> on 7 February, who went on to win 2-0.<\/p>\n Spurs won five, drew two and lost just one of their eight Champions League group stage matches – that defeat coming away to holders Paris St-Germain.<\/p>\n However, their Premier League form has been largely poor since November, including a damaging 4-1 defeat by north London rivals Arsenal<\/a> and a woeful 3-0 loss at relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest<\/a>.<\/p>\n Last month Frank said he felt trusted by the board<\/a> but BBC Sport understands he was already under significant internal scrutiny and at least one member of the club’s executive had raised the option of ending his reign.<\/a><\/p>\n Tottenham<\/a> took just 10 points at home in the league under Frank, but had a better away record, claiming 19 points from 13 matches on the road.<\/p>\n Prior to joining Tottenham<\/a>, Frank spent seven years in charge of the Brentford<\/a>, guiding the Bees from the Championship to the Premier League in 2021. <\/p>\n The 52-year-old’s tenure at Spurs started with a Uefa Super Cup defeat on penalties to PSG, with Spurs having booked their place in the match courtesy of winning the Europa League under Australian Postecoglou last season.<\/p>\n Tottenham<\/a> beat Burnley<\/a>, Manchester City<\/a> and West Ham<\/a> in their opening four league games, while also beating Villarreal in the Champions League. But they could not build on that start and Frank’s style of play never won over fans.<\/p>\n He was however hampered by extensive injury issues this season.<\/p>\n They have several players absent through long-term injuries, including Lucas Bergvall, Ben Davies, Richarlison, Rodrigo Bentancur, Mohammed Kudus, Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison.<\/p>\n Spurs are also without suspended captain Romero for the next three Premier League matches, including the north London derby against Arsenal<\/a> on 22 February.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n