The toxic atmosphere at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium reached a breaking point on Tuesday night as home supporters made their feelings known during a dismal display against Newcastle United.
With Spurs trailing and appearing devoid of ideas, the stadium echoed with the loud, rhythmic chanting of one specific name: Mauricio Pochettino.
Tottenham fans chant Mauricio Pochettino’s name
With Spurs trailing one-nil at half-time, Jay Harris, Tottenham correspondent for The Athletic, took to X to confirm the scenes.
Harris reported: “Spurs fans loudly chanting Mauricio Pochettino’s name.”
Spurs fans loudly chanting Mauricio Pochettino's name
— Jay Harris (@jaydmharris) February 10, 2026
The choice of chant is a pointed message to the board. Pochettino, who led Spurs to a Champions League final and a golden era of Premier League stability, is currently serving as the head coach of the USA National Team.
However, his enduring special connection with the club remains a shadow over every underperforming successor.
Pochettino himself made headlines with his recent comments about Tottenham, claiming that the club should be competing among the best.
For the fans, the Argentine represents a standard of football and ambition that is currently missing in N17.
Pressure mounts on Thomas Frank
The backdrop to these chants is the increasingly perilous position of manager Thomas Frank.
Following a 2-1 home defeat to Newcastle, Tottenham’s losing run has extended into a full-blown crisis.
Goals from Malick Thiaw and Jacob Ramsey cancelled out a brief glimmer of hope provided by an Archie Gray equaliser, leaving Spurs in 16th place, just five points above the relegation zone.
Why oh Why are the board standing behind a loser? Frank out and ENIC out!
Having watched every minute of the game tonight, only 1conclusion.. Frank has not the first idea on setting up a team to battle for every ball, close the opposition every time they have the ball, fkrce errors and win tackles. Unlike the dutch midget Simons, who trits between opposing players, never puts a challenge in, and when he does get a ball , constantly gets brushed off it, and loses control. Dives every time he is touched. We definitely got the short straw instead if Eze to the gooners. Gray hopeless, Bissouma waste of space, Gallagher disappeared time after time. Why play Gray at right back, when Spence is a natural and Souza the natural left footed left back. We have sent Dorrington back out on loan. Natural centre back, yet we play the clown Dragusin who kicks the ball anywhere, /( never to his team mates).Solanke totally isolated up front. Frank u Danish Mr Pastry, naff off back to Denmark. Totally useless tactics yet again.