Tottenham hotspur’s newly appointed manager Thomas Frank has a bright start to this season. The Spurs boss almost won a trophy on his official debut as Spurs manager. The north London side was leading 2-0 until the 85th minute when goals from lee-kang in and gonzalo ramos pulled things back for the parisians. In any case it was a bright start for the Spurs newly appointed boss. It is certainly a rarity for spurs to have a pragmatic and electrifying coach as the previous boss Ange Postecoglou was sacked despite winning europa league due to poor league record. it is yet to be seen whether this change holds good news for spurs fans.
Postecoglou’s Panache to Thomas Frank’s Pragmatism
Ange Postecoglou delivered spurs first major trophy in 17 years by winning europa league in 2025. But since Spurs finished the league at 17th position Spurs chairman daniel levy decided to appoint brentford’s thomas frank in summer 2025. Thomas frank came with the expectation of bringing pragmatism in spur’s style of play. Ange postecoglou’s flair and attacking style did brought some success but he couldnt sustain it last year. To the ange’s favor he was marred by many injuries but still refused to alter his playing style. Ironically the trophy he won in the end was due to shirking those attacking principles he admired.
Thomas Frank shown during his time at brentford that he can work with limited resources and tools at hand. The dane was successful in keeping brendford in the premier league with his pragmatic principles and sturdy defense. Thomas frank has shown that he can tweak his style of play and adapt to the situation. On the other hand ange postecoglou was too stubborn and rigid which ultimately costed him his position. Thomas Frank’s appointment as spurs coach brings a sense of stability and pragmatism which spurs so lacked earlier.
Early Indications
Tactical Flexibility
Thomas Frank in his early days at spurs deployed different systems against different teams. This indicated a tactical flexibility and won opening two premier league games against burnley and manchester city and gave European champions PSG a run for their money in UEFA super cup. He was unlucky not to win it after the dominating the match for most periods of the game.
Set-Pieces
Set-Pieces are an integral part of Thomas Frank’s system. He preaches defensive solidity and aims to make the most of the dead ball situations. This has worked quite well for him at Brentford and this blueprint was quite visible in Spurs match against Manchester City in which they scored the opener from a Set-Piece situation.
Squad Fitness and High Press
Frank has always introduced a culture of superior fitness which coupled with the high work rate his teams put in has always made his team a tough team to play against. This was on display against the Spurs match against city in which hosts struggled to match spurs intensity and high press. They simply couldn’t cope with it and succumbed to the high intensity of the visitors.
Lingering Questions
Franks do needs to be backed in the transfer market. They have only signed Muhammad kudus so far which is proving to be a terrific signing for spurs. But the question remains whether Thomas frank will get enough squad depth to compete on all fronts? Spurs are in the market for attacking reinforcements but so far they failed to land a quality attacker, especially after the departure of club legend Son Heung-min. The most recent blow was of Eberechi Eze, a payer spurs were heavily linked to but ultimately got the deal got hijacked by bitter rivals Arsenal.
So far Spurs have been quite underwhelming in the transfer market and they need to provide Thomas frank with quality signings to compete on all fronts. If he is not provided with adequate reinforcements in this regard then there is a sense of alarm among spurs fans that a couple of injuries can sabotage their season.
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Conclusion
It has been a promising start to the season from the spurs after Thomas franks appointment. The newly appointed spurs boss has brought tactical flexibility and pragmatism which has improved spurs performance and has provided stability to the side. This has been evident in their match against PSG in UEFA Super cup where spurs high press and energy caused problems for UCL winners. Although it remains to be seen whether this tactical shift from flair to pragmatism is sustainable.
