Tottenham nice Teddy Sheringham thinks Thomas Frank will likely be dealing with an entire completely different problem ought to he swap Brentford for Spurs.
talkSPORT understands that the Dane’s camp have held a number of conversations with the Europa League winners even earlier than their choice to sack Ange Postecoglou.
Frank is now the massive favorite to turn out to be Spurs subsequent supervisor, shifting from Brentford the place he’s spent the previous seven years.
The 51-year-old took the Bees to the Premier League for the primary time ever in 2021 and has not simply saved them there however excelled, ending ninth in 2022/23 and tenth in 2024/25.
But, in response to Sheringham, there’s a giant soar up from mid-table to being anticipated to qualify for Europe and win trophies.
Talking to talkSPORT the previous striker stated: “Thomas Frank is okay. He is alright. He is doing effectively at Brentford.
“I do know Tottenham hadn’t received something for ages earlier than the Europa League this season, however they’re anticipated to win issues, and managing Brentford and managing Tottenham are two various things.
“It might be fascinating to see how Thomas Frank does as a result of who is aware of, are they excited by him coming in?”
Evaluating Frank to the just lately sacked Postecoglou, he continued: “I really like the way in which Ange performs soccer – a bit like Mauricio Pochettino.
“He takes the sport to the opposition and he entertains, he desires to win the sport. He is not there to win on the break and I’ve beloved that about Ange.
“I do know that the outcomes have not been nice however he is put all his eggs in a single basket.
“He knew that we weren’t ending within the top-eight to get in Europe, so who cares about that? Let’s win the Europa League and he is executed that.
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“He is truly gone on the market and he is executed it. He made positive that each one his greatest gamers had been prepared for the Europa League. Yeah individuals say it wasn’t an important last, however they received it. Who cares?
“While you look again in years to come back and bear in mind the celebrations, I do know boys that had been on the market and the celebrations for 2 days after had been completely unbelievable in Bilbao.
“That is what soccer is all about, remembering the good things, profitable issues and searching again on it.”
Postecoglou’s 1-0 Europa League last win over Manchester United secured Spurs’ first trophy since 2007.
Nonetheless, within the league they completed only one place above the relegation zone with a Premier League low of seventeenth.
Sheringham is within the camp that such a end didn’t actually matter, with security confirmed and the Europa League winnable.
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On prime of that, he beloved the previous Celtic supervisor’s model of soccer, which makes the departure even more durable to abdomen.
“I’m completely devastated for Ange,” he added. “He had an actual tough experience final season with shedding gamers via harm and the largest factor is shedding your two centre-halves and your goalkeeper for lengthy durations.
“I simply assume if he’d have been given just a little little bit of time subsequent 12 months they have a great deal of cash now from the Champions League, exit and purchase one or two gamers and go, ‘Ange go and luxuriate in your self’.
“You’ve got simply received us a trophy. Unbelievable. Go and luxuriate in your self and present Tottenham followers the way you like to play the sport’.
“He assaults video games. He goes for the throat.
“We might have been 4 or 5 – 6 nil up in sure video games early within the season. It makes a large distinction. So I am devastated for Ange.”
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Tottenham gamers have despatched message to Postecoglou because the announcement filters out.
Spanish right-back Pedro Porro – an nearly ever-present regardless of the accidents blighting the group – took to Instagram to make his emotions identified.
He stated: “Thanks for every part, boss.
“For mentoring me early on, serving to me settle into the membership, and trusting me out on the pitch.
“I’ll all the time be pleased about the way in which you led us, defended us, and saved us going via all of the highs and lows.
“Above every part, you gave us one of many biggest moments within the membership’s historical past and for that, you’ll all the time be celebrated.
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“Wishing you all the easiest, boss.”
In the meantime, Richarlison added: “Mister, large thanks for serving to me out and believing in me throughout one of many trickiest durations of my carreer and my life.
“Everybody who loves the Spurs will keep in mind that Large Ange all the time luggage trophies in his second season. We’ve made historical past!
“Cheers and good luck in your journey! I’ll all the time be rooting for you.”