It's not that I don't think Frank is a good coach. I think he is very good and I've enjoyed watching his Brentford side play.
But unless the Spurs board is certain the injury crisis was a result of Ange's training and coaching, I'm just not sure how he could have navigated it better than he did. He punted the league to give Spurs a chance at European glory and achieved it.
Is there any coach who would've done better with what he had at his disposal? When his first-choice centerback pairing was available, Spurs played like a team chasing the European slots.
Thomas Frank had an injury-riddled 2023-24 campaign, and Brentford finished 16th in the Premier League. No one "blamed" him for that and rightfully so.
Anyway, I think Frank is a good manager, and he'll now experience a very, very different environment than he had at Brentford, and in most ways it'll be for the worse. How he navigates that and develops a squad amid Spurs constant dysfunction will determine his success.
But unless the Spurs board is certain the injury crisis was a result of Ange's training and coaching, I'm just not sure how he could have navigated it better than he did. He punted the league to give Spurs a chance at European glory and achieved it.
Is there any coach who would've done better with what he had at his disposal? When his first-choice centerback pairing was available, Spurs played like a team chasing the European slots.
Thomas Frank had an injury-riddled 2023-24 campaign, and Brentford finished 16th in the Premier League. No one "blamed" him for that and rightfully so.
Anyway, I think Frank is a good manager, and he'll now experience a very, very different environment than he had at Brentford, and in most ways it'll be for the worse. How he navigates that and develops a squad amid Spurs constant dysfunction will determine his success.
