Cristian Romero, Ange Postecoglou - Tottenham biggest winners and losers after Thomas Frank sack

Tottenham Hotspur made the decision to part ways with Thomas Frank on Wednesday morning as the search for a new head coach rolls on, and a number of fans and players will benefit from the move

Thomas Frank's time at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has come to an end after just eight months, with the club showing the 52-year-old head coach the door on Wednesday morning.

After a 2-1 midweek loss to Newcastle United on home soil marked an eighth Premier League match without a win, the top brass of Spurs have made the decision to move in a different direction without Frank. An official statement from the club read: "The Club has taken the decision to make a change in the Men’s Head Coach position and Thomas Frank will leave today.

"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. However, results and performances have led the Board to conclude that a change at this point in the season is necessary.

"Throughout his time at the Club, Thomas has conducted himself with unwavering commitment, giving everything in his efforts to move the Club forward. We would like to thank him for his contribution and wish him every success in the future."

While a number of players will be sad to see the back of the Dane, others could potentially benefit under his successor. Here, football.london breaks down the biggest winners and losers from Frank's departure...

Winners

The fans

The writing has been on the wall for Frank for a number of months if fan-reaction is anything to go off, actively directing chants of "you're getting sacked in the morning," towards their own head coach as a result of lacklustre form. Elsewhere, loud jeers have also been heard from the home support at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after each match, as the Dane failed to inspire performances from the sidelines.

After months of begging for Frank's exit on social media, Spurs fans have now seen their wish granted - with the club scouring the market to appoint a suitable successor. Whoever steps up to the table next will do well to start bright and win over a fan base who have grown understandably frustrated with the club and its owners as of recent.

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Mathys Tel

Mathys Tel found himself axed from Tottenham's Champions League squad for a second time in January, with Frank instead putting his faith in Dominic Solanke for the team's 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund. Speaking about his decision at the time, the head coach said: "Yeah, I made the decision.

"It was not a nice decision to have to make. Unfortunately that’s football, you have to make a decision. With the way the rules are, the only option was it was either Dom or Mathys in the squad.

"I chose Dom because… I think Mathys has done very well in the last couple of games and that’s the crazy thing, if I could pick from all the players that are fit, then he would start tomorrow. But I can only pick between the two of them and now he is out of the squad. That’s of course a tough one to take for Mathys."

With Frank now out of the picture, and Spurs thriving in Europe, Tel may have the opportunity to put himself back in the running for the remainder of the Lilywhites' Champions League campaign.

Yves Bissouma

Yves Bissouma has managed just five Premier League appearances this season thus far, omitted from Frank's squad as a result of disciplinary matters. Frank claimed that the 29-year-old had a track record of turning up late for training sessions early in 2025/26, and that there had to be consequences as a result.

Now that Frank has been given the boot, Bissouma will have a chance at a fresh start under Spurs' next head coach, and has the opportunity to revitalise an otherwise turbulent tenure in north London.

Ange Postecoglou

Ange Postecoglou was sacked last summer as a result of leading the Lilywhites to a 17th-place finish in the Premier League in 2024/25. That's despite achieving silverware in the form of the Europa League just a month earlier.

After watching Frank's catastrophic run with Spurs this season, the 60-year-old may feel as though his own credibility has been slightly restored, and that there are bigger underlying issues at Spurs away from the coaching department.

Losers

Cristian Romero

Despite problems with his discipline on the field - currently serving a three-match ban as a result of a late challenge on Casemiro earlier this month in Spurs' clash with Manchester United and racking up a whopping eight yellow cards this season alone - Cristian Romero has seen his captaincy in north London safe for the duration of Frank's reign.

However, a new head coach could highlight a better leader than Romero, who is capable of leading by example and guiding the team back to greatness on the pitch.

Conor Gallagher and Souza

Given that Frank may have played a major part in securing the services of both Conor Gallagher and Souza in the January transfer window, the Spurs stars may now be forced to buy into tactics that they don't believe in under a new head coach. Frank will also have had a key plan in place with regards to utilising both talents, but his successor may see things different.

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