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Thomas Frank could soon become the head coach of a third London club following stints at Tottenham Hotspur and Brentford.
While Frank spent nine years at Brentford, he did not even make it nine months at Tottenham, with the Dane being sacked at the start of March with the Lilywhites hovering just above the relegation zone.
| Rank | Coach | Points/m | Points | M | W | D | L | G | GC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Sherwood | 1.91 | 42 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 30 |
| 2 | Mauricio Pochettino | 1.89 | 382 | 202 | 113 | 43 | 46 | 372 | 206 |
| 3 | Antonio Conte | 1.88 | 105 | 56 | 32 | 9 | 15 | 112 | 64 |
| 4 | Andre Villas-Boas | 1.83 | 99 | 54 | 29 | 12 | 13 | 81 | 67 |
| 5 | Harry Redknapp | 1.74 | 250 | 144 | 71 | 37 | 36 | 228 | 161 |
| 6 | Jose Mourinho | 1.64 | 95 | 58 | 27 | 14 | 17 | 97 | 67 |
| 7 | Ryan Mason | 1.58 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 20 |
| 8 | Martin Jol | 1.51 | 171 | 113 | 47 | 30 | 36 | 168 | 146 |
| 9 | Nuno Espirito Santo | 1.50 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 10 | Ray Clemence | 1.40 | 59 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 66 |
| 11 | Gerry Francis | 1.39 | 165 | 119 | 43 | 36 | 40 | 150 | 142 |
| 12 | Ange Postecoglou | 1.37 | 104 | 76 | 31 | 11 | 34 | 138 | 126 |
| 13 | George Graham | 1.31 | 128 | 98 | 33 | 29 | 36 | 129 | 123 |
| 14 | David Pleat | 1.29 | 49 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 51 | 55 |
| 15 | Glenn Hoddle | 1.28 | 114 | 89 | 32 | 18 | 39 | 116 | 141 |
| 16 | Christian Gross | 1.26 | 34 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 41 |
| 17 | Jacques Santini | 1.18 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| 18 | Osvaldo Ardiles | 1.15 | 62 | 54 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 75 | 83 |
| 19 | Juande Ramos | 1.14 | 41 | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 54 | 52 |
| 20 | Thomas Frank | 1.12 | 29 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 37 |
| 22 | Cristian Stellini | 1.00 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 23 | Igor Tudor | 0.20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
After a short but disastrous interim experiment with Igor Tudor, Spurs needed Roberto De Zerbi to perform a great rescue act at the end of last season to keep them in the Premier League.
Thomas Frank has been out of work since leaving the North London club, but he may soon return to the Premier League, seven months on from being let go by Spurs.
According to a report in Football Insider, Crystal Palace have identified the former Spurs head coach as a potential replacement for Pierre Sage, who has struggled since replacing Oliver Glasner at Selhurst Park.
Sage is now under intense pressure at Palace, with the club having just seven points on the board from their first eight games and sitting just a point off the drop zone.
The 47-year-old does not have long to save his job, and Frank is the leading contender to replace the Frenchman if he is sacked.
Discussions are being held among third parties, and Palace are making progress in their efforts to hire the Dane, with a potential deal now ‘increasingly possible’.
It is revealed that Frank is also on Bournemouth’s wishlist, but the former Spurs boss is keen on joining the South London club instead.
Ironically, Crystal Palace’s next opponents are the Lilywhites, with the Eagles set to visit the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, desperate for a result.
Spurs are coming off back-to-back wins and will hope to carry on the momentum they have built over recent weeks and move up the table.
According to a recent update, Palace could sack Sage if they lose against Tottenham. Spurs may thus be able to do their former boss a favour by opening up his preferred job with a win on Saturday.
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