Tottenham hierarchy 'throw their backing behind Thomas Frank' after dire display against Nottingham Forest

Tottenham are believed to have thrown their weight behind embattled manager Thomas Frank in the wake of slipping to a dire 3-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest on Sunday afternoon.

The visitors were well off the standard needed to overcome their hosts at the City Ground, after initially falling behind due to a calamitous mistake by young midfielder Archie Gray.

A second goal for opening scorer Callum Hudson-Odoi and a sumptuous long-range strike from Ibrahim Sangare condemned Spurs to defeat on the road, with Frank admitting that it would not be a 'quick fix' to save the side's season.

But as per the Athletic , the club's hierarchy are thought to still believe Frank is the manager to reverse the side's fortunes.

A source close to the majority shareholders the Lewis family told the outlet that the club are set to give the Danish head coach the time needed to make changes, in the wake of discussions centred around his future.

Frank was appointed this summer in the wake of the swift sacking of Ange Postecoglou just weeks after the Australian-Greek manager had overseen the club's Europa League triumph.

Thomas Frank is thought to have retained the backing of the Tottenham hierarchy after the side's 3-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest

The majority-shareholding Lewis family (Vivienne and Charles pictured) are believed to have discussed Frank's future, but wish for him to stay

Postecoglou's dismissal had however not come entirely out of the blue, as the team faltered to a 17th-placed finish in the Premier League.

Lured from London rivals Brentford, Frank's era at the club began with a promising showing that saw the team lose only one match in all competitions until midway through October.

But fan discontent had been growing even before results took a nosedive due to the underwhelming nature of performances and stuttering home form.

Supporters have also turned on players at times, with goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario booed by fans after making a mistake between the sticks against Fulham last month.

Jamie Carragher singled Vicario out for criticism on Sunday after Hudson-Odoi's first goal, noting that the player was always quick to point the finger after Spurs concede.

'It's not just a keeper playing out,' his analysis assessing the goal began. 'It's a keeper on his weak foot. Typical Vicario, he is always blaming someone else.

'Every time I see a goal go in, he throws his arms at someone else. He seems to do it a lot, and he did it again today.

'We can talk about young Archie Gray in midfield, but I'm putting this on the goalkeeper.'

Frank has weathered fan discontent from the stands and fraying tensions in the dressing room

In the dressing room, tensions also appear to be fraying, with Djed Spence and Micky van de Ven both at various points appearing to show their frustrations with Frank, and Pedro Porro seemingly seen rowing with team-mate Lucas Bergvall after their 2-1 defeat to Fulham.

'I do everything to control my emotions, which is a hurricane inside me, because, of course, it's deeply frustrating that we are not doing better after three good performances,' Frank told BBC Sport after the final whistle, after describing the showing as 'burning, annoying'.

'It is extremely important to be calm and measured and of course, have very, very direct and clear messages at the right time so they're not in doubt of what I think, because I'm very honest about where we are as well.

'I was also very honest, today was a very bad performance. No two ways about that, but also know that to change this, this will take some time.

'No one will want to hear about that. It's just reality. I think the ones who have followed the club and the team, I think it's fair to say there's been a few not too consistent performances, and that's the thing. We are working very hard.'