One of the main accusations levelled at Thomas Frank is that he lacks the boldness to manage Tottenham. His methods have not been received as well as they were at Brentford and a stuttering start to life in north London has left the Dane’s growing number of critics wondering if he is too reactive to succeed at a club whose supporters will never accept their team losing without having a go.
The damaging statistics have piled up: staggeringly low expected goals, entire opening periods without a single Spurs player managing a shot on target, no league win at home since the opening weekend of the season. At Brentford, though, they remember Frank fondly. They were sad to lose him to Spurs in the summer and probably did not expect their former manager to be under such intense scrutiny when they faced him for the first time.
