Marco Silva choice, Thomas Frank favourite? Next Spurs manager verdict amid Andoni Iraola update

Whatever way you look at it, this season at has been a big disappointment. Big things were hoped for after a mixed first season under , which saw a lightning start to the campaign dip as the months went on.

This year there has been a , with senior players like , and among others missing months of action. However, even with the caveat of an awful injury problem, the results haven't been good enough.

currently sit 15th in the having lost 17 of their 32 games so far. While they won't get relegated this season, the fact that there is even a possibility this late in the campaign speaks volumes about how bad it has been.

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The pressure on position as head-coach has been intense for some time. Spurs' last hope of success this season is the , but speculation has been rife now that the 59-year-old will be sacked if there is anything but a trophy lift in May - and perhaps even if there is.

Naturally, other managers become linked to the job. There have been a host, with Fulham boss , Brentford manager and Bournemouth head-coach Andoni Iraola have been named as potential candidates.

However, it now looks like Bournemouth boss Iraola will be staying on the south coast, with the 42-year-old apparently moving closer to committing his future to the Vitality Stadium. If that happens, who should target instead if Postecoglou is sacked? football.london writers have their say...

Joe Doyle

Of the potential candidates, I think Andoni Iraola would be my top choice should Ange Postecoglou be sacked. However, if he's also not available, I think Thomas Frank has proven he can get good results from a team that is better than the sum of their parts.

Added to that, his side can play an exciting style of football, but have also shown their adaptability since arriving in the Premier League in 2021. He's also shown a great loyalty to Brentford since joining them, and that does count for something for me.

Marco Silva would be a good option, no question. But I think for me there would always be the lingering feeling that he's waiting for the next big move. There's nothing necessarily wrong with having big ambitions, but I think if you look at his managerial career so far, Fulham is the longest time he's spent in one role with three-and-a-half years at Craven Cottage. Before that it was five clubs in five years. Perhaps he's just found a role that suits him very well in west London.

I think by the summer there will be a couple more candidates available, but Spurs will doubtless have done their due diligence already if they do feel Postecoglou's time at the club will come to an end this season. If Iraola is unavailable, I'd go for Frank.

Tom Coley

Iraola is right to be a top candidate for Tottenham right now, even if it looks like he may well turn them down regardless. However, few will be too confident of predicting just how well the next manager will go.

Questions remain over how well set up the club is for any head coach. Then again, there is enough talent in the squad to do better than Postecoglou has managed, injuries or not.

Iraola would be a move away from Postecoglou in that his approach focuses on off-the-ball excellence but the energy demanded by both could aid a potential transition. There are other nice names in this conversation, though.

Silva has worked well on a budget and whilst losing players at Fulham. He deserves a step up and this really could be it. Frank is another worthy of consideration.

He has been able to elevate Brentford over three years in the top flight and is also highly adaptable. He is a brilliant communicator and although there is not the same macho charisma, Frank remains incredibly intelligent.

Iraola will be the one most look towards, which is fair enough, but it is hard to split these three. As an outsider, Stuttgart's Sebastian Hoeness is extremely exciting and is the sort of manager that Tottenham have historically looked towards as well.

Hannah Pinnock

The difficulty Tottenham would face if they decide to part ways with Postecoglou at the end of the season is the glaring lack of top-quality managerial options currently available.

In the Premier League, Fulham’s Silva and Bournemouth’s Iraola stand out as the most compelling candidates. However, prising either away would be difficult - particularly Iraola, who is in the midst of building something quite impressive at the Vitality Stadium.

As a more left-field option, Spurs should seriously consider doing everything in their power to lure Mauricio Pochettino back to north London. The Argentine has previously expressed a desire to return to the club one day, though convincing him to leave his current role with the USMNT, especially with a home World Cup on the horizon, would be a challenge.

That said, recent results during the March international break, including defeats to Panama and Canada, have raised concerns about the team’s readiness for a major tournament. It remains to be seen whether those performances have shaken confidence in his tenure stateside.

The compensation required to release him from his current contract would likely run into the tens of millions, making a return improbable. Still, if Spurs are serious about rediscovering the identity that once served them so brilliantly, he is the standout candidate.

He’s a figure the fans could easily rally behind, and with the relationship already established, the transition would be seamless. Above all, he is a true project manager - and right now, Tottenham are a project crying out to be rebuilt.