'Frank is the opposite of Postecoglou'
Alex Keble
Football tactics writer
Thomas Frank is a really flexible manager. He will automatically adapt his tactics to whoever the opposition is, a bit like Unai Emery at Aston Villa.
In many ways he's the opposite of Ange Postecoglou, who is famously wedded to one idea.
There's a statistic - what Opta call 10+ - referring to the number of passes and sequences [in one move]. In 2023-24 Brentford registered 245. In 2024-25 that figure was 325.
That tells you as time has gone on, Frank has wanted to play a more possession-based game. There's certainly plenty of counter-attacks, fast transitions and plenty of highly choreographed long balls forward, direct football.
You can certainly imagine Dominic Solanke linking with Wilson Odobert in a way Wissa and Mbeumo interact," added Keble.
Defensively, Tottenham are least-like Brentford. Would Frank look at the Spurs squad and think: 'I can't play Brentford football here?'
Why was Postecoglou sacked?
It's worth reminding ourselves: Why exactly was Ange Postecoglou sacked 16 days after leading Tottenham to a first piece of major silverware in 17 years?
The main factor behind club chairman Daniel Levy's decision to sack the manager was Tottenham's dismal league campaign.
Spurs lost 22 of their 38 Premier League games, resulting in a 17th place finish and their worst ever Premier League campaign.
Though many of Tottenham's players posted heart-felt farewell messages on social media following Postecoglou's dismisal, things weren't always rosey behind the scenes.
There were internal tensions regarding Spurs' awful injury record this term, no doubt a contributing factor to poor performances.
"It's been the blame game," one well-placed source told BBC Sport.
Postecoglou was left frustrated by Spurs' failure to sign his main targets last summer, including Desire Doue, now a Champions League winner with Paris Saint-Germain.
Postecoglou likely would have been sacked shortly after the Europa League final had Spurs lost to Manchester United, but Levy wanted to put time between the emotional outpouring that came after the victory in Bilbao and making his final decision.
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Would Frank be right appointment for Spurs?
We asked you early if you were in favour of Thomas Frank becoming the next Tottenham manager.
At the last count, thumbs down had it, with 1,408 compared to 1,271 thumbs up.
Maybe this was not the right question, though.
Rather than asking whether you are in favour of the move, maybe the question should be:
Do you believe Thomas Frank would be the right appointment for Tottenham?
Thumbs up for yes, down for no.
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Craig Nelson
BBC Sport reporter
We have already had plenty of people citing Nuno Espirito Santo's short tenure at Spurs as a template for how they believe things would pan out for Thomas Frank, should he be appointed manager.
Nuno arrived following a solid few seasons as Wolves boss in the Premier League and has since shown that was not a flash in the pan by helping to guide Nottingham Forest into Europe.
Readers are now holding up former Brighton manager Graham Potter's unsuccessful time at Chelsea as another cautionary tale...
Pochettino rules himself out
As mentioned, inevitably, Mauricio Pochettino has been linked with the vacant managerial position at Tottenham.
The former Spurs boss still holds a place in fans' hearts five-and-a-half years after he was sacked by Daniel Levy. After all, he did lead Spurs on a memorable run to the 2019 Champions League final.
However, Pochettino - who was appointed United States men's team manager in October 2024 - has ruled himself out of the running.
"Today it's not realistic," said Pochettino. "Look where I am. Look where we [his backroom staff] are. The answer is so clear.
"Since I left in 2019, my name has always been on the list [of rumours]. I've seen the rumours.
"If something happens [in the future], you for sure will see, but I am so happy in this moment and we cannot talk about this type of thing."
'Heat on Frank straight away'
Chris Sutton
Former Premier League striker for BBC Sport
Thomas Frank has done a brilliant job at Brentford but this is a whole different kettle of fish.
Because of the expectation at Tottenham, Frank won't get time to get his feet under the table. He won't have a chance to put his slippers on and work things out about his squad, because he will be under pressure from the off.
Ange Postecoglou has just won them their first major European trophy for 41 years and has gone. So already you have to wonder what does Frank need to do this season to keep his job?
The aim for Frank will be to keep them in the Champions League, and whether that is by making the top four or five, that is not going to be easy.
We've seen how the demands of Champions League football has affected the league form of teams like Newcastle and Aston Villa in the past couple of years, especially now there are so many group games.
That is a big ask for this squad, to compete on both fronts.
We know this Tottenham team is better than 17th place, because they finished fifth in Postecoglou's first year, but other Premier League teams have improved since then.
Managing the revolving door at Brentford
Alex Brotherton
BBC Sport journalist
Little has fazed Thomas Frank during his tenure at Brentford, especially not player sales.
The reality of being a small fish in a big pond is that Brentford have to sell their top talents when suitable offers come in - key players Ivan Toney, Ollie Watkins, David Raya, Said Benrahma and Neal Maupay fetched a combined fee of over £124 million.
This summer the Bees have already received an offer for striker Bryan Mbeumo worth £45m plus £10m in add-ons.
But Frank and the club's recruitment department have always found a way to replace top players with promising talents at cheaper prices.
That ability to cope with losing key players could come in handy at Spurs.
Frank starts fast
One noteable thing about Thomas Frank's Brentford this season was their appetite for scoring early goals.
The Bees scored inside 40 seconds in three successive Premier League games in September, a strategy devised by Frank and his coaching staff to catch opponents off guard.
"Of course there is planning that goes into it," Frank said. "We have a kick-off strategy and we tweak it from game to game. And as a mindset and philosophy, we like to get straight on the front foot and be positive.
"There are some margins going our way of course, but I want to give credit to the coaching staff and the players."