Contingency planning : When Ange is sacked, who should replace him?

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Spurs move to sound out Thomas Frank as they weigh up Postecoglou’s future

Tottenham have met with intermediaries to discuss a potential move for Brentford’s Thomas Frank, if they decide to part ways with Ange Postecoglou

www.theguardian.com

Tottenham have met with intermediaries to discuss a potential move for Brentford’s Thomas Frank. Spurs have been considering whether to persist with their manager, Ange Postecoglou, since the end of the season and his future remains in doubt.

Postecoglou brought glory to the club when he ended a 17-year trophy drought by overseeing a win over Manchester United in the Europa League final. The victory transformed the mood in and around Spurs, with some fans feeling he deserves the chance to carry on.


The chair, Daniel Levy, cannot easily overlook the disastrous Premier League campaign in which the team finished 17th with 38 points. Postecoglou admitted after the last match against Brighton on 25 May that he was in the dark over his future and the silence since then has not boded well.

Spurs are giving serious thought to Frank, having been impressed with his stellar work at Brentford. The Dane joined them in October 2018 when they were in the Championship and got them promoted via the playoffs in 2020-21. He has established them in the top-flight; they finished this past season 10th with 56 points.

Brentford have thought that Frank will stay with them for another season and there would be obstacles for Spurs to overcome, including paying to acquire him. They would also have to pay off Postecoglou, who has two years on his contract.

 

[monkeybarry]

Oh dear.
Just in case anyone is going to fall for this conflated rubbish, Klinsmann returned to save us from relegation partially because he wanted more regular game time, partially because it was us and partially because of how he left.
It had nothing to do with Christian Gross.

I was assuming that's our new management partnership.....it could work.....

 

[monkeybarry]

I think we can say for certain the club doesn't consider Mason ready for us.

Silva and Glasner I like.
Frank (Thomas, not Fat) I like, although know have concerns about his style - I like Brentford whenever I see them, but don't watch closely enough.

Outside of those three, I'm not sure who there is.
(I don't think Poch is the right direction)

 

[Gutter Boy]

I think we can say for certain the club doesn't consider Mason ready for us.

Silva and Glasner I like.
Frank (Thomas, not Fat) I like, although know have concerns about his style - I like Brentford whenever I see them, but don't watch closely enough.

Outside of those three, I'm not sure who there is.
(I don't think Poch is the right direction)

Imagine if we now paid WBA to release Mason!

 

[Gutter Boy]

I think we can say for certain the club doesn't consider Mason ready for us.

Silva and Glasner I like.
Frank (Thomas, not Fat) I like, although know have concerns about his style - I like Brentford whenever I see them, but don't watch closely enough.

Outside of those three, I'm not sure who there is.
(I don't think Poch is the right direction)

Why is Poch the wrong direction? His Chelsea team 12 months ago was the best in the league, forged from a disparate group of young players.

 

[monkeybarry]

Imagine if we now paid WBA to release Mason!

Just do a product recall? Must still be in a cooling off period?!

 

[monkeybarry]

Why is Poch the wrong direction? His Chelsea team 12 months ago was the best in the league, forged from a disparate group of young players.

I seem to remember his Chelsea team underperforming? That said, I avoid watching them, so could be wrong.

Sometimes you have to leave the past in the past. If he came back I think everything would be seen as amazing or terrible - the narrative would be magnified outside of reality, which isn't healthy

 

[tw12yid]

Mason has experience as a head coach time to bring him in!

 

[Gutter Boy]

I seem to remember his Chelsea team underperforming? That said, I avoid watching them, so could be wrong.

Sometimes you have to leave the past in the past. If he came back I think everything would be seen as amazing or terrible - the narrative would be magnified outside of reality, which isn't healthy

They were sluggish the first half of the season, then absolutely caught fire for the second half. It just took a little while to get his methods embedded, then they became sensational.

 

[Lilbaz]

Always wanted gasperini. The bodo coach should be looked at.

Realistically though iraola.

Has ancelotti signed for brazil?

 

[Finney Is Back]

They were sluggish the first half of the season, then absolutely caught fire for the second half. It just took a little while to get his methods embedded, then they became sensational.

They were the third best team in the league in the second half of his season there. Him coming back would mean Levy admitting he got it wrong in sacking him though. I think Pochettino comes back to Spurs when Levy is gone (I'm hoping that is a time in the not too distant future)

 

[monkeybarry]

Why is Poch the wrong direction? His Chelsea team 12 months ago was the best in the league, forged from a disparate group of young players.

I'll stay open minded

 

[Finney Is Back]

Always wanted gasperini. The bodo coach should be looked at.

Realistically though iraola.

Has ancelotti signed for brazil?

Iraola concerns me massively. Can't help but think he is like Biesla where his teams badly run out of legs towards the end of the season. His style is to outrun the opposition, with added european games I think there would be trouble.

 

[DubaiSpur]

I think we can say for certain the club doesn't consider Mason ready for us.

Silva and Glasner I like.
Frank (Thomas, not Fat) I like, although know have concerns about his style - I like Brentford whenever I see them, but don't watch closely enough.

Outside of those three, I'm not sure who there is.
(I don't think Poch is the right direction)

If it's Silva or Frank, it's a big 'what was the fudging point' from me mate. You want to fire the man who won us our first trophy in 17 years to hire mid-table dross?

Glasner, perhaps. Poch would be fantastic but I doubt he'd come until after WC 2026.

If it's Paratici's call, we're getting some Italian duffer - de Zerbi or Farioli. The only half-decent choice there would have been Inzaghi, but he's at Al-Hilal now.

 

[Lilbaz]

Iraola concerns me massively. Can't help but think he is like Biesla where his teams badly run out of legs towards the end of the season. His style is to outrun the opposition, with added european games I think there would be trouble.

Someone posted the stats of physical intensity of clubs. We were more than bournemouth per game. While playing in europe.

 

[monkeybarry]

If it's Silva or Frank, it's a big 'what was the fudging point' from me mate. You want to fire the man who won us our first trophy in 17 years to hire mid-table dross?

Glasner, perhaps. Poch would be fantastic but I doubt he'd come until after WC 2026.

If it's Paratici's call, we're getting some Italian duffer - de Zerbi or Farioli. The only half-decent choice there would have been Inzaghi, but he's at Al-Hilal now.

This is top level sport - the results will dictate the success/failure of any appointment.

In response to your narrative - do you keep the man that delivered our worst ever Premier League season?
That cuts both ways.

 

[Lilbaz]

If it's Silva or Frank, it's a big 'what was the fudging point' from me mate. You want to fire the man who won us our first trophy in 17 years to hire mid-table dross?

Glasner, perhaps. Poch would be fantastic but I doubt he'd come until after WC 2026.

If it's Paratici's call, we're getting some Italian duffer - de Zerbi or Farioli. The only half-decent choice there would have been Inzaghi, but he's at Al-Hilal now.

Poch and redknapp could have been considered midtable dross before we signed them.

 

[tw12yid]

Glasner could be very tinkled off shortly if Palace get dumped out of Europe so could be very up for a move.

 

[monkeybarry]

If it's Silva or Frank, it's a big 'what was the fudging point' from me mate. You want to fire the man who won us our first trophy in 17 years to hire mid-table dross?

Glasner, perhaps. Poch would be fantastic but I doubt he'd come until after WC 2026.

If it's Paratici's call, we're getting some Italian duffer - de Zerbi or Farioli. The only half-decent choice there would have been Inzaghi, but he's at Al-Hilal now.

Is that the De Zerbi that was excellent at Brighton and just finished second in France? (Behind the European Champions)

 

[DubaiSpur]

This is top level sport - the results will dictate the success/failure of any appointment.

In response to your narrative - do you keep the man that delivered our worst ever Premier League season?
That cuts both ways.

Poch and redknapp could have been considered midtable dross before we signed them.

Poch and Redknapp both achieved more than Frank did before they were hired. Redknapp won the FA Cup with Pompey. Porch finished higher than Frank ever did with Brentford, and that was after saving Espanyol in La Liga and bringing a revolution in pressing to English shores.

Frank has done absolutely nothing of note to be considered for manager of this club, imo.