Ledley King has revealed his thoughts on Tottenham’s appointment of Thomas Frank and has shared what he has heard from people at the club about the Dane’s first month at Hotspur Way.
Over the past few weeks, several Tottenham players have spoken about the new tactical ideas Frank has brought to Spurs.
It is clear from the Lilywhites’ pre-season games that they will be set up very differently from how they were under Ange Postecoglou last term.
Frank has said that he wants Spurs to be more balanced than they were last season, with the Dane stressing the need for his side to be good in all phases of play.
Ledley King excited by ‘sensible’ Thomas Frank at Tottenham
King has now revealed that the Spurs players are enthusiastic about learning and implementing Frank’s ideas and described the Dane as a ‘sensible’ manager with a proven track record in the Premier League.
The Tottenham legend claimed that there is a sense of excitement at the club ahead of the new season.
King told Football.London: “We know that Thomas is a proven Premier League manager over a number of years. I can see the players are looking forward to learning his philosophies and getting the season underway.”
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“It’ll be interesting to see. I think he likes pressing high, likes high energy, but at the same time, I think he’s quite sensible in his philosophy. I don’t think he’d be afraid to change things tactically if need be, but what I’ve sensed so far is that he’s someone who’s going to put his arm around players and have a chat with them.
“I sense a real closeness between him and his coaching staff, and also just trying to connect everyone at the club and make them feel comfortable, which is what you need for success.
“To build on something, you want everyone at the football club to be involved, to be engaged and to feel that we were aiming for success altogether and not just on the football pitch side of things, and I sense that he’s really trying to do that.
King reveals interesting thing he has heard about Frank
Apart from the tactical ideas of Frank, King also spoke highly of the 51-year-old’s man-management skills.
He revealed that he has heard from people at the club that the new Tottenham head coach is a uniter who is looking to bring everyone at Spurs together.
The 44-year-old added: “I’ve spoken to some people who’ve said that [he’s trying to connect everyone], they’ve told me that. It’s been meetings with everyone at the club together, talking about having that connection as a team, as a club, moving forward, but also just me seeing, watching how he carries himself, how he interacts with everyone, it’s something that I’ve noticed as well.
“I always think it’s an important ingredient, when you want to build something, make it successful is to allow everyone to feel part of it, and I can sense that he’s really trying to bring that together.”