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Tottenham Hotspur are entering a fresh era under Thomas Frank — and the Danish coach’s arrival has sparked intrigue about how he will shape the club’s identity.
For more insight into Frank’s early steps in North London, we spoke to James Trembath of LondonWorld, who believes the new manager’s clear communication and attention to detail could be the key to turning Spurs into genuine contenders.

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00:00Tottenham Hotspur are entering a fresh era under Thomas Frank and the Danish coach's arrival
00:07has sparked intrigue about how he will shape the club's identity.
00:12Known for his tactical flexibility and emphasis on high-energy, intelligent football,
00:18Frank has already begun implementing a culture built on togetherness and adaptability.
00:23With the Premier League demanding both resilience and invention,
00:28Frank's test will be to develop a side capable of competing in the top tier
00:32while maintaining the positive front foot style he is renowned for.
00:37For more insight into Frank's early steps in North London,
00:41we spoke to James Trenbath of London World who believes the new manager's clear communication
00:46and attention to detail could be the key turning point for Spurs to become genuine contenders.
00:53If you had to look at the Spurs squad and pick maybe someone as a prediction
00:58who you feel that Frank could get the very best out of and really could have a breakthrough season,
01:03is there anyone that stands out in terms of names in this side that you could see?
01:08If we look at Brentford, the impact he had on Buemo and Wisser as well,
01:12the sort of output they got there and then obviously Tony before him as well
01:16and then Ollie Watkins before that as well.
01:19So, there's plenty of players who have really gained a lot of confidence under Thomas Frank
01:24and that's surely a positive for Spurs.
01:27It is and I think I'm really intrigued to see what he does with Archie Gray.
01:31He's obviously a huge, huge fan of Archie Gray.
01:34He played a lot of football last year, not in his rightful position.
01:38He was in and out for England at the Euros and a lot of Spurs fans are now sort of writing him off
01:42and, you know, thinking he's not the player that he was when we brought him in.
01:46But I still think he's a heck of a talent and, you know, you speak to any Leeds fans
01:51and they'll tell you exactly the same.
01:52So, I think if there's one player that I'm really looking forward to seeing develop under Thomas Frank,
01:57it will be Archie Gray.
01:58Be interested to see what he does with Lucas Bergwell as well.
02:01Obviously, he was the sort of breakthrough star last season.
02:05And then, you know, there's the likes of Mikey Moore.
02:08There's the new centre-back, Voskovic, who's just come in.
02:11If he sticks around and doesn't go out on loan again,
02:13his numbers are off the charts for a young player.
02:16So, you know, there's certainly some interesting players in the squad at the moment
02:21and, you know, whether they go out on loan or not remains to be seen.
02:26And then you've got the likes of Jamie Donnelly as well.
02:27He played very, very well last year on loan at Leighton Orient.
02:30Had a brilliant pre-season for Spurs, actually, last season,
02:33but was playing at left-back for some reason,
02:35despite being a sort of attacking midfielder.
02:37So, does he stick around, maybe get a chance in some of the cup games?
02:41But, yeah, it's going to be very, very intriguing to see how things start to develop.
02:47Yeah, let's just touch on Matthias Tell specifically.
02:50Obviously, £30 million coming in the door from Bayern Munich.
02:53He obviously was on loan and they've made that permanent.
02:56Do you feel this maybe is a deal that's slightly gone under the radar?
02:59You know, he's 20 years of age.
03:01He's got so much, looks like a bright future ahead of him to be signed for those figures as well.
03:08I mean, obviously, he didn't quite work at Bayern Munich over his spell there.
03:11But, you know, he looked quite comfortable when he did come in on loan.
03:15And he's certainly got this sort of dynamic style that he can play sort of across that front line as well,
03:20which could work really well for Spurs this season.
03:23Yeah, I mean, you know, we've got the price down on him.
03:25I think that was important.
03:26But what I would say, and I think probably a number of Spurs fans are perhaps in the same camp.
03:30I'm a little bit on the fence with it.
03:32I'd say the jury's still out of touch.
03:34Hard to gauge, you know, where he was at really coming in in January.
03:38Difficult time for Spurs with all the injuries, a lot of poor form.
03:41He was utilised as a sort of front man rather than off the left, which is his favoured position.
03:47So, you know, we certainly haven't seen the best of him yet.
03:49And what you would say is, you know, coming in in January, it's given him that time in terms of almost like a mini pre-season,
03:54if you like, getting embedded in.
03:57But, you know, he's an interesting player.
03:59He's an interesting player.
04:00Certainly got some talent.
04:01He's shown flashes at the European Under-21 Championships this month.
04:04He scored a couple of really, really good goals.
04:06And the same for Wilson Odebeur.
04:08I actually think Odebeur feels like he's got a little bit more talent in terms of what Spurs are looking for.
04:14You know, he's got the ability to beat a man.
04:17You know, he's extremely quick, can play off both sides.
04:20Again, don't buy injury.
04:21So I think, you know, the two Frenchmen there certainly have got potential.
04:25But again, it goes back to that consistency.
04:28And Frank wants him, let's have a look at him in pre-season when he comes back to training in a couple of weeks.
04:32And, yeah, big season ahead.
04:34And I think there's a big season for a number of Spurs players this season in terms of, you know, can they kick on now?
04:39They're showing flashes of talent.
04:41But we need consistency and we need, obviously, results.
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