Tottenham to stick with Thomas Frank but the club fear he is making life hard for himself

Tottenham Hotspur have come under scrutiny following their 4-1 loss to arch-rivals Arsenal in the North London derby.

Spurs lacked attacking impetus and struggled to lay a glove on their opponents, recording their lowest expected goals since statisticians started calculating the metric.

Tottenham boss Thomas Frank has rightly borne most of the blame. His tactics have been questioned, and his constant chopping and changing is also an issue.

Only Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chelsea have made more changes to their starting XI this season than Tottenham.

According to Matt Law, those within Tottenham fear he is making life hard for himself by making too many changes to his team.

“Sources around Spurs have told Telegraph Sport they believe Frank’s numerous changes have contributed to inconsistency and the team’s lack of attacking potency.”

Some Spurs players reportedly also want the gaffer to focus on their strengths rather than the opposition.

Still, the Tottenham hierarchy is backing Frank and will give him enough time to transmit his ideas. There are no plans to sack the Danish tactician.

But the deeper issue isn’t the rotation, it’s the absence of a clear, cohesive tactical identity.

Chopping and changing only becomes a problem when there’s nothing solid underpinning it, and right now Frank’s approach feels far too reactive.

Tottenham adjust to opponents instead of imposing themselves, drifting from game to game without a recognisable structure or attacking blueprint.

That is why the football looks muddled, why the xG numbers are falling off a cliff, and why players are asking for a system that maximises their strengths rather than masks their weaknesses.

Until Spurs define who they want to be on the pitch, no amount of stability in the XI will fix the underlying drift.

The hierarchy may be right to back Frank, but time alone won’t solve it. Tottenham need identity, not just consistency, to climb out of this slump.