Thomas Frank on being more involved at Spurs as he admits ‘things have gone quickly’ after Levy’s exit from the club.
Thomas Frank hopes to be ‘more aware of future plans’ at Spurs after Levy exit.
Following Daniel Levy’s abrupt departure, Thomas Frank disclosed that he had fruitful discussions with Tottenham Hotspur’s owners and expressed his optimism that he would be included in the team’s long-term plan.
Following Levy’s brutal dismissal as chair last week and the Lewis family’s decision to choose a new leadership team, Frank asserted that everything has been going according to plan. Although the shift has happened swiftly, Frank is optimistic that it will go smoothly over the coming months.
“I’ve spoken to a few from the Lewis family and Peter Charrington, the new non-exec chairman,” said the head coach. “I also spoke to him before – he was on the board. So there’s been good, constructive conversations and I feel the backing and they’re happy.
“I think it’s fair to say things have gone quite quickly, so I’m also quite convinced that the next couple of months I will be more aware of the future plans. Hopefully we will make them together. I think that’s the best way to do it. Everything I sense, I feel and I’ve been told is positivity and backing.”
Frank was only appointed by Spurs in June, meaning he had little experience of working with Levy. “It’s not that Daniel was out there on the training pitch or in the meeting rooms,” the former Brentford manager said. “It is basically business as usual for me. I don’t think it has changed too much for me personally so far. Of course there are people who have worked with Daniel for so much longer. It is most likely more different for them.”
“That was pretty clear since I’ve been appointed and through the transfer window, what are the targets, how did we want to do things, so that’s been good and I expect it to be good.
“I think we all want to win as much as possible. I’d say we had a fine window and I’m pretty sure we know where we are in the food chain and what we’re competing against. From now we need to build and compete.”