Former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock says Tottenham’s players will “respect” new head coach Thomas Frank because of the job he did at Brentford and be “excited” to play for him.
Frank spent seven years in charge of the Bees, rising from the Championship to the Premier League and establishing the club in the top flight.
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“I love listening to managers who don’t want to sit deep and invite teams on to them and do want to go after games,” Warnock told the Football Daily podcast.
“Frank is the type of manager who is willing to change his tactics and style within a game to try to get a result. He makes positive changes to try to win a game and influence it.
“He’ll openly come out after a game and say he got it wrong if it didn’t work. His honesty is very undervalued, but certainly not within a group of players.”
Frank will become Tottenham’s fourth permanent manager since June 2021 but Warnock believes the Spurs squad will have watched the job he has done at Brentford and be looking forward to working together.
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“As a player, I’d be very excited. I’d respect Frank for what he’s done with the budget he’s had at Brentford, but also the style of play he’s produced within that,” he added.
“The frontline has been full of outstanding players; defensively, they’ve been really organised.
“I was in America when Brentford were playing in a pre-season competition and the players loved him and his management style.
“They had so much respect for Frank because he treated them like humans and let them be free. But, he would not let the standards of training drop.
“He’s not just the lovely guy in front of camera, there’s an element of steel to him too. He ticks all the boxes. He’s a great addition to Tottenham.”
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