Thomas Frank ‘lacks the balls’ to be Tottenham manager and players do not respect him, claims ex-Spurs star

Ex-Tottenham star Ramon Vega has questioned whether Thomas Frank is tactically brave enough to be the Spurs manager.

Frank’s men were beaten 5-3 at Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday night as Tottenham continued their underwhelming start to life under the former Brentford boss.

Despite some positive results at the start of the season, Spurs have won just one of their last six matches in all competitions, conceding nine goals in their most recent two.

The Dane’s appointment by ex-Tottenham chief Daniel Levy marked a significant shift from the club’s previous manager, Ange Postecoglou, who was deeply committed to one attacking style of play.

Frank, on the other hand, has tried to make Spurs more tactically versatile and defensively pragmatic, switching between multiple formations depending on the opposition.

Tottenham lined up with a back five in their 4-1 defeat at Premier League leaders Arsenal on Sunday before changing to a 4-2-3-1 against European champions PSG, both to no avail.

And ex-defender Vega, who spent four years at Spurs, argues that Frank is giving his players nothing to believe in.

“He is changing his mind every two seconds,” Vega said.

“One thing with Ange, whatever you criticise him, he might be limited in his own way, but he had the balls. He stuck to his guns.
He did what he wanted.

“The players need this kind of certainty in the dressing room. That’s why I think when Ange was winning the Europa League with the young boys, 80 per cent of the season was with the young boys [due to injuries], the dressing room was sticking to him. And you can see that.