Thomas Frank tipped for PL job after Tottenham exit | Football | Sport
Former Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank has been backed to secure another Premier League job in the future, with Crystal Palace suggested as a possible landing spot. Frank was sacked by Spurs earlier this month and has since been succeeded by Igor Tudor, who will remain in the dugout until the end of the season.
Frank’s final fixture at the helm of Tottenham was the 2-1 loss to Newcastle United in the Premier League earlier this month, a setback which leaves them in 16th place in the standings and just five points clear of the relegation zone.
If and when Frank will return to the touchline remains uncertain, having previously enjoyed a seven-year stint at Brentford before switching to north London last summer. Despite the difficulties in the Premier League this season, Frank still succeeded in steering Tottenham to fourth spot in the league phase of the Champions League, which guaranteed progression to the last-16 whilst bypassing the play-offs.
Frank’s prospects have now been examined on talkSPORT by hosts Simon Jordan and Jim White. Jordan has outlined why Frank will be capable of securing another Premier League appointment, though believes it won’t be at a “big club”.
“Has he [Frank] been diminished? Of course he has. But success isn’t always a straight line,” Jordan said on talkSPORT. “He will have to rebuild a little bit, but now what is being considered is that he’s not capable of managing a big club. He’s clearly capable of managing clubs.
“People are now going to go after him because of the job Keith Andrews is doing [at Brentford]. But if the culture of the club is right, you hand over a decent opportunity. But it will be interesting to find out from him what lessons he thinks he’s learned from the mistakes at Tottenham.
“He’s now back in the club of managers who can manage in the Premier League but only a certain type of club. But is that an awful thing? To be able to manage but just not a big six club.”
White then suggested to Jordan whether Palace might represent Frank’s next move, given the uncertainty surrounding Oliver Glasner’s position at Selhurst Park.
“Yeah, possibly,” Jordan answered. “A Palace job might be a reasonable job, but Palace fans might say, ‘You catapulted Tottenham into a relegation battle, we don’t want any of that.’
“But there must be a raft of loads of other reasons behind it. But Thomas Frank’s next opportunity will be a lesser club.”
Glasner’s future at Palace has generated speculation throughout much of the campaign, with the 51-year-old widely anticipated to depart the Eagles during the summer when his contract runs out. However, with Palace experiencing a difficult spell recently, having secured just one Premier League win since the start of the year, Glasner was quizzed on whether he intends to fulfil the remaining months of his contract.
“Let’s see. What the future brings, we never know,” Glasner informed reporters on Friday. Tottenham and Palace are scheduled to face off in the Premier League on March 5.
