Tottenham Hotspur are on the verge of appointing Thomas Frank as their new manager
There is no hiding from the fact that Tottenham Hotspur have endured a tough domestic campaign. The Lilywhites finished the Premier League season just a place above the relegation zone, registering 22 losses along the way. The North London club also failed to hit the 40-point mark in the league. And one might say that they were lucky to not be involved in a relegation dogfight this year.
However, Spurs managed to save their blushes in the end by finishing the season on a high. The Lilywhites managed to end their long-standing trophy drought in the most unexpected way possible, and won the Europa League against all odds. Winning the competition also ensured that the North London club would play Champions League football next year.
But the historic achievement was not enough for Ange Postecoglou to save his job at N17. Many fans believed that the Australian tactician had done enough to remain at the helm for next season. But to everyone’s surprise, Big Ange was sacked just two weeks after the Europa League win. It is fair to say that the ex-Celtic boss threw all his eggs in one basket midway through the season, but he delivered on his promise of winning silverware in his second season at a club.
Martin Keown slams Thomas Frank’s decision to join Tottenham
While Tottenham may have endured a tough domestic campaign this season, there is nothing to suggest that the Lilywhites are not a big club. The ‘state-of-the-art’ stadium, strong financials, amazing training centre, and huge fanbase suggest that Spurs are one of the biggest clubs in England. The North London club also managed to win silverware in their possible domestic season.
However, ex-Arsenal icon Martin Keown believes Spurs are just not big enough at this point. Speaking on talkSPORT (via X), Keown said,
“This fellow is dropping down by going to Spurs. Brentford are 10th in the table. Thomas Frank has finished higher than Spurs this year in the Premier League.”
Martin Keown insisted that Thomas Frank is taking a backwards step by leaving Brentford for Tottenham. The ex-Arsenal icon pointed out that the Bees finished above Spurs this season, and Frank has no reason to leave the Gtech Stadium and head to N17. Keown also suggested that managing Spurs is not an easy task due to Daniel Levy’s incompetence and unwillingness to help the manager out.
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It goes without saying that Tottenham fans will take this statement from Martin Keown with a pinch of salt. The Arsenal legend has no reason to make sense while talking about the Lilywhites due to the past history between both clubs. However, to suggest that Brentford are a better team than Spurs just does not make sense in any way.
