Who Should Tottenham Hotspur Appoint As Their Next Manager? | OneFootball

Tottenham Hotspur have made the decision to part ways with men’s head coach Thomas Frank.

The Dane achieved the lowest average points per Premier League game [1.12] of any Tottenham Hotspur manager who took charge for more than five games in the competition.

The club are in need of new inspiration and new ideas, whether it’s now or in the summer.

So who should the Lilywhites be targeting as next head coach, and who should they avoid?

What Spurs Can Learn From Frank Era

On face value, Thomas Frank was never a bad appointment for Tottenham. Somebody who succeeded at a club the size of Brentford, with a smaller budget, in the Premier League, coming into a club with huge defensive problems looked a clever coup.

Poor summer and winter transfer windows only lightened an already thin squad, which did not help the Dane – who went without key attacking options during his time at Spurs.

But the main take away, is that they looked like a side bereft of ideas, and without an identity.

Frank, who played 17 different formations at Brentford in 2024/25, was simply chopping and changing too much, leaving the Spurs without much inspiration.

The next boss needs a stronger tactical blueprint – in fact, Spurs need something between the two extremes of the philosophical Ange Postecoglou, and pragmatist Thomas Frank.

Who Spurs Should Target

On Spurs’ shortlist should be somebody with relative experience of British football, who has an idea of what identity they want at the club.

Mauricio Pochettino – In March, Pochettino expressed his desire to manage Spurs again one day. “After six years or five years, feel in my heart. Yes, I would like one day to come back,” the Argentinian who took Tottenham to the 2019 Champions League Final said. A return for Poch, now Daniel Levy is no longer at the club, could be a dream appointment for Spurs fans.

Kieran McKenna – McKenna turned down Brighton and Chelsea in 2024. Manchester United had also held interest. A young, exciting manager with clear attacking principles, whilst also being adaptable, the Northern Irishman could be a brilliant coup for Tottenham Hotspur, as they search for a man to lead their rebuild.

Oliver Glasner – Leaving Crystal Palace at the end of the campaign, Glasner could be tempted by Tottenham’s project, and staying put in London. While the Eagles currently sit in a better situation than Spurs, Glasner should get the funds to build his squad, something he has not received at Eintracht Frankfurt or Crystal Palace.

Kim Hellberg – While more of a potentially risky option, the Swede has Middlesbrough playing tremendous football in the Championship, after success with Hammarby in the Allsvenskan. A man who plays an attacking, possession-based approach, but completely unique to any other manager in Europe, Hellberg could truly be a fascinating wildcard option.

Who Spurs Must Avoid

Out of a couple early names floated about, there are some clear names that Spurs should be completely disregarding.

Ruben Amorim – The idea that former Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim could be in the frame as the next Tottenham boss is likely to be wide of the mark. While the Spurs need an identity, what they don’t need is Ruben Amorim, who has already drastically failed in the Premier League.

Roberto De Zerbi – Another current favourite, after the former-Brighton manager left Marseille by mutual consent on Wednesday. While the Italian’s teams play some nice football, De Zerbi’s often reckless media handling is why he should be nowhere near the Spurs job. Hard avoid.

Fan Opinion

One of the most important aspects in football clubs making the correct decisions is based on what the fans want, so we asked Spurs supporter and content creator, Harry Scarfe, for his thoughts on what should come next:

“I would like to start by wishing Thomas Frank the very best in the future, a top guy who was given no support from the hierarchy in January. He simply wasn’t a Tottenham manager. No bad feelings from me.

“I think Tottenham should be appointing interim manager until the end of the season, like Manchester United have.

“It has to be someone who gets the club, understanding to dare is to do.

“As a younger fan, I have to take the older fans’ word on how the likes of Redknapp and Sherwood got on in their previous spells.

“For me I’d like someone like Robbie Keane, then in the summer make a permanent appointment, unlikely to be the interim unless they impress and things change dramatically.”

So what comes next for Tottenham? What kind of man do the club hierarchy want at the helm? Ownership group ENIC simply have to communicate over what is coming fans’ way following Thomas Frank’s sacking.

But overall, it’s blindingly obvious what Tottenham Hotspur need to give their supporters: a project that they can believe in.