The Premier League fixture list has just been released and Thomas Frank will be intrigued to learn his first run of games in charge of Tottenham Hotspur.
Thomas Frank already faces a tough start to life in North London as his team will face Newcastle United, Bayern Munich and Arsenal in pre-season before taking on PSG in the UEFA Super Cup.
The 51-year-old will know the importance of having a strong Premier League campaign after Daniel Levy revealed that’s partly why he opted to sack Ange Postecoglou.
The Danish manager will be hoping to make a quick impression at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as he takes over from a manager who just won the club’s first trophy in 17 years.
Frank now has a great chance of doing exactly that after learning who he will face in his first ten Premier League fixtures in charge of Spurs.
Tottenham face Man City and Chelsea in first ten Premier League matches
Tottenham Hotspur will face two of the Premier League’s top six in their opening ten Premier League matches, as they travel away to Man City in gameweek two and host Chelsea in gameweek ten.
Frank will be rather pleased to learn that his first ten Premier League games as manager of Spurs will see his side face two newly promoted teams and three from last season’s bottom half.
The North London club will start the season welcoming Burnley back to the Premier League as they host Scott Parker’s side in N17.
The toughest game of the first ten will undoubtedly be their trip to the Etihad Stadium, however, Postecoglou’s Spurs side did win 4-0 there last term.
West Ham United away will also be a tricky game, as Spurs often struggle in East London, whilst Chelsea at home in early November will also be an interesting test for Frank’s team.
But overall, the former Brentford boss will look at his first ten games and believe he can make a strong start to his career at Tottenham.
Tottenham fans won’t enjoy Thomas Frank’s record in opening games at Brondby and Brentford
Frank has a rather alarming record when starting a new job, with his record at Brondby and Brentford not making ideal reading for Tottenham.
He made a worrying start at Brondby after going his first eight matches without a win, although after losing to Aalborg, he then lost just once in his next 15 matches.
Meanwhile, at Brentford, the West London club would have been pretty worried after he started with just two wins in his first 14 matches in charge of the Bees.
Frank was appointed as manager of Brentford, having been promoted from being Dean Smith’s assistant, who went to join Aston Villa.
At Spurs, he won’t have quite the same leeway that he did at Brondby and Brentford, as any poor run of form to start will see him come under big pressure.