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Topics: Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League
Jack Kenmare
An experienced manager has put his trusty hat in the ring for the vacant Tottenham Hotspur job, just hours after Thomas Frank was sacked by the Premier League club.
Frank was relieved of his duties on Wednesday morning following the club's 2-1 home defeat against Newcastle United, a result that took their run without a Premier League win to eight matches.
In fact, the 52-year-old, who only joined Tottenham in July last year, was on a run of only two wins in 17 league matches when Spurs announced their decision to part ways.
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The club said they had been "determined" to give Frank the time and support needed to build for the future but results and performances led them to make a change deemed "necessary".
Mauricio Pochettino, who has previously said he "would like one day to come back" to Tottenham, is one of the bookies' favourites to get the job.
Former Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi is likely to be in contention following his recent departure from Marseille, while Oliver Glasner will inevitably be linked as he prepares to leave Crystal Palace.
Harry Redknapp is currently one of the outsiders at 50/1, although the 78-year-old has made a public come-and-get-me plea to his former club
"Would I fancy it? Of course I would," he told Sky Sports. "I'd do it without any shadow of a doubt. But, I'm a realist. I don't live in cuckoo land. It's very doubtful I would get the job.
"Could I do the job? Yes, I could do the job. What they need now is someone to come in and get back to basics. Hard work when you lose the ball. Don't be embarrassed when you lose the ball to run hard to get it back. Work together, bit of confidence. Make them believe in themselves."
"If someone can do that they will get the results they need," added Redknapp. "They've got my number. If anyone wants to ring me they know where I am. I wouldn't be holding my breath sitting by the phone waiting for it to ring, that's for sure.”
Redknapp managed Spurs between 2008 and 2012 and left the club with an impressive record of 71 wins from 144 Premier League games.
He secured two 'top four' finishes in that time, and even led the North London club to the quarter-final stages of the 2010-11 Champions League, a campaign best known for the brilliance of Gareth Bale and Luka Modric.
Is he the right man for the job, even if it is on an interim basis? Let us know in the comments.