Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday sacked their head coach, Thomas Frank, after his team lost at home to Newcastle, leaving Spurs 16th in the Premier League, five points above the relegation zone.

Following the defeat, the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium crowd again rebelled against Frank, booing him and chanting that he would be sacked in the morning.

The Dane, appointed on 12 June on a three-year contract to succeed Ange Postecoglou, leaves after eight games without a win in the league. The team are on a run of two victories in 17 in the competition. They also endured early exits in both domestic cups.

The club’s form in the Champions League has been positive, a fourth-place finish in the league phase securing automatic passage to the last 16, but the mood towards Frank among supporters has been overwhelmingly negative.

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Under Frank, Tottenham has routinely lacked creativity and cutting-edge options on the ball. They struggled with their buildup work, to play through-balls and get runners in behind. Tottenham often fell back on predictable crosses, and the supporters came to question the direction of travel under Frank.

Frank earned a few smiles after his move from Brentford when he considered how Spurs had sacked five managers in the time that he spent at his previous club.

“Only five?” he said. “I like to challenge myself. I have the privilege of never being sacked before. That is one of the reasons why I took the job. I get a little bit more risk in my daily life.”

Frank has become the latest Spurs statistic. “We have been determined to give him the time and support needed to build for the future together,” a club statement said. “However, results and performances have led the board to conclude that a change at this point in the season is necessary.”