Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy has explained the reason behind appointing Thomas Frank as the new manager of the first team, Afrosport reports.
The Dane left Brentford to replace Ange Postecoglou who was dismissed despite leading Spurs to their first title in 17 years after claiming the Europa League trophy in Bilbao.
It was still not enough to keep the Australian as Tottenham finished a lowly 17th in the Premier League, winning only 11 games and losing 22.
Reflecting on the appointment of Frank, Levy said on club’s YouTube channel: “Whenever you have a new coach, it’s always a fresh start. [There are] always have different ideas but we want to build on the success of winning a trophy last season.
“One of the things that stood out to me with Thomas was that he is clearly highly intelligent, a great communicator, super human being plus all the technical aspects which are obviously important.”
Meanwhile, Spurs’ newly-appointed chief executive Vinai Venkatesham, who was involved in the hunt for a new manager, revealed more than 30 candidates were evaluated.
“We ran a really, really thorough process – at speed,” he said.
“We defined 10 characteristics that we think are important to be a successful manager at Tottenham Hotspur, we analysed in real detail, through our technical staff, more than 30 candidates.
“We had a lot of time with the shortlist and Thomas was absolutely the number one candidate.
“We could not be more excited to have him join the club.
“Personally, one of the things I’ve excited about is that he is an outstanding developer of young players so I really look forward to seeing what he can do with the squad we have here.”
Thomas Frank’s journey to Spurs
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Frank will have the opportunity of managing in an European competition for the first time in his career when Tottenham feature in the revamped UEFA Champions League next season.
