Thomas Frank ‘ready to step up’ for Tottenham amid Postecoglou claim – Exclusive
Thomas Frank has been mooted for the Tottenham job if Ange Postecoglou faces the sack at the end of the campaign.
Tottenham will be well aware of how big their upcoming Europa League final is for a multitude of reasons ahead of the new campaign.
Not only is it Postecoglou’s only hope of saving his job, but it is the only chance that Spurs have of securing European football next season.
A failure to do that will have major implications on everything on and off the pitch at North London, including the managerial situation.
Tottenham could make move to hire Frank this summer
Regardless of their Europa League outcome, the feeling is that Postecoglou will face the sack, leaving them in the hunt for a new manager.
Xavi has been linked with the job, as has Frank, and Paul Robinson thinks the latter would be the perfect hire for Tottenham.
Speaking to Tottenham News, he said: “The likelihood is that Postecoglou isn’t going to be there to start next season. My personal preference would be Thomas Frank. I think he’s an excellent manager. I’ve met him maybe once or twice. Every time I’ve met him, I’ve been extremely impressed with him, the way that he is, everything you hear about him, the way that he handles himself with players, with families, his man management skills.
| Premier League | W | D | L | GD |
| Frank | 53 | 37 | 59 | 24 |
“He just seems a genuine type of character who deserves a step up to the next level. That’s no disrespect to Brentford, because they are at the next level at the moment to Tottenham. They’re sat ninth, Tottenham are sixteenth. But on the size of football clubs, Tottenham are a much bigger football club. And for him to come into somewhere like Tottenham, it may need somebody like that who can manage the whole club. And I think that’s what he can do. He’s good at that.
“He’s not just the manager of the football team. He manages the whole club. He manages the people, the staff, and the expectations in a similar way to what Pochettino did. So, for me, Thomas Frank would be the one that I’d like to see there.”
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Postecoglou could very well become the first manager to win a trophy at Tottenham in 17 years, but his domestic failures have massively overshadowed their success in Europe.
Tottenham could finish as low as 17th this season, showcasing how poor they have been, and if that is to change, they need someone who knows what it takes to thrive in the Premier League.
Frank would fit that bill, leaving Daniel Levy with a tough decision to make this summer.