Thomas Frank is under serious pressure at Tottenham and their latest defeat, 3-2 away to struggling Bournemouth, only compounded the misery surrounding the club. His style of play has been criticised and results have not helped soften the blow. His time may be running out, despite the club trying to stress patience.
However, even in the past few days, top operators have become available if Spurs do wish to part ways with Frank. Here, Express Sport has taken a look at the options they have in order to get their season back on track.
Oliver Glasner
Spurs supporters may shudder at the thought of another well-performing manager at a rival London club taking over, again.
But Oliver Glasner has proven more capable of playing on the front foot at Crystal Palace than Frank had at Brentford, and won major silverware doing so.
He is out of contract at the end of the season and Spurs may yet be able to re-enter the Marc Guehi race, with Glasner at the helm.
Marco Silva
Marco Silva is a name that just won’t go away when it comes to future Spurs managers.
And it’s easy to see why as he continues to perform with his rag-tag Fulham squad.
Spurs can only dream of the lofty eighth-placed position that Fulham currently sit and it may be time for Silva to get a chance at a ‘Big Six’ club in the Premier League.
Hiring a former Chelsea boss may leave a bad taste in the mouth of many Spurs fans, but Enzo Maresca is a coach with plenty of pedigree and his backers will claim that he was hard done by at Stamford Bridge.
He clashed with the bigwigs at Chelsea but it could be Spurs who benefit from the decision to axe the Italian.
Maresca is on the lookout for a new gig and he has the opportunity to remain in London, with a Champions League club, who offer him the chance to get one over on his former employers. Revenge does taste the sweetest.
Deep down, Spurs actually have a squad pretty well suited to Ruben Amorim.
There are more than three top-quality centre-backs at the club and plenty of all-action wing-backs in Pedro Porro, Destiny Udogie and Djed Spence.
The lack of midfield quality in possession could be hidden by Amorim’s preference to move the ball through the flanks, where Spurs have a number of wingers who enjoy operating in central areas.
It might just be the perfect match.
Roberto De Zerbi
Roberto De Zerbi has lit up Ligue 1 with Marseille, had them competing for the title with Paris Saint-Germain last year and restored the fallen giants to their previous glory.
He has enjoyed previous success in the Premier League with Brighton and his style of football is the polar opposite to Frank’s.
The 46-year-old could bring smiles back to the faces at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.