Thomas Frank has enjoyed a brilliant start to life at Tottenham.
After Ange Postecoglou was sacked, Daniel Levy personally pushed for Frank from Brentford before confirming his exit from Hotspur Way.
Sitting third in the Premier League before the Saturday games and starting the Champions League with four points, the Dane has nearly made the perfect start in North London.
Despite that, Frank has still been warned that it may not end well at Tottenham.
Thomas Frank could be failure at Tottenham
Tim Sherwood knows exactly what is demanded at Spurs, and he has already delivered a warning after what Postecoglou managed in white.
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The Australian lifted the Europa League before being sacked, a first major trophy in 17 years at the time, with the expectation growing significantly after that.
Speaking live on Sky Sports Soccer Saturday on 18 October, Sherwood shared that he believes that is hanging over the head of Frank already at Spurs.
“I think they’re capable of doing it,” he said.
“If they fell out of the Champions League spots and they didn’t win a domestic trophy or anything in the Champions League, which is a big ask, he’ll be a failure.
“It’s harsh, the fact is it would be very, very harsh, but Ange Postecoglou got his hands on a trophy and gave them an open-top bus parade around Tottenham.”
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It would seem incredibly harsh to call Frank an instant failure after one season, should he not pick up any silverware – it isn’t as black and white as that.
Postecoglou may have lifted the Europa League, but playing the likes of Bodo/Glimt in the semi-finals certainly helped that, before Manchester United in the final.
Frank will want to consistently deliver Champions League football to Spurs again, and he is on track to do that, with big backing from the Lewis family.
It helps massively when signings like Mohammed Kudus shine, so if the likes of Xavi Simons also click, Frank and Spurs should be just fine.