Brentford, Tottenham and Thomas Frank
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LONDON: Tottenham hired Thomas Frank as head coach on Thursday after the Danish coach ended his nearly decade-long stay at Brentford. The 51-year-old Frank will replace Ange Postecoglou, who was fired last week despite leading Tottenham to its first trophy in 17 years with a win over Manchester United in the Europa League final.
Tottenham Hotspur have announced the signing of Mathys Tel on a permanent transfer from Bayern Munich following a successful loan spell.
That robust process is what has allowed Brentford to cope when losing key players. When Neal Maupay left, Ollie Watkins stepped up. When Watkins departed, Ivan Toney became the main man. In an interview conducted in January, Giles explained how dealing with such situations would give them confidence if Frank ever left.
Departing Brentford head coach Thomas Frank says “it has been a privilege” to manage the club as he departs to join Tottenham.The Dane, who had been in charge of Brentford since 2018 after
Brentford in advanced talks with Keith Andrews to replace Thomas Frank as new manager - The Bees will upgrade Andrews from his current role as a set-piece coach after losing Frank to Tottenham Hotspur
Brentford have issued a touching farewell to Thomas Frank after he was confirmed as Tottenham head coach on Thursday night. The Dane has signed a three-year deal with Spurs and has big shoes to fill after Ange Postecoglou won the Europa League, delivering the club’s first title since 2008.
Thomas Frank proved that when Brentford lost one important individual, such as Ivan Toney, the collective was still strong. Who they bring in to replace Frank is going to be really interesting. Then,
Tottenham Hotspur defender Micky van de Ven has described the club’s decision to sack head coach Ange Postecoglou as “strange”. Postecoglou was dismissed last week, 16 days after winning the Europa League — the club’s first trophy in 17 years — with a 1-0 win over Manchester United in Bilbao and on the second anniversary of his appointment.