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Tottenham are now looking for a new head coach after Ange Postecoglou was brutally sacked on Friday.

Winning the was not enough for the Australian and ultimately it was Spurs' atrocious form that cost him his job. "The board has unanimously concluded that it is in the best interests of the club for a change to take place,"

Brentford manager is the favourite to take over from Postecoglou, although the likes of Chairman Daniel Levy and new Spurs chief executive Vinai Venkatesham are set to lead the search for a new boss, with the club confirming any news of an appointment "will be announced in due course".

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Spurs would have to pay a fee to obtain Frank's services, although it's said chiefs have already met with intermediaries to discuss a potential move for the Brentford boss. So, should the Lilywhites make their move for Frank? Is the Dane the right man? football.london's writers have their say, below.

Sam Truelove

I do like Thomas Frank. My only concern is whether the 51-year-old can make the jump from mid-table Premier League to the Champions League.

The Danish coach has done a spectacular job at Brentford since becoming their head coach in 2018, taking them from the Championship and turning them into European contenders in the Premier League. Tottenham would be a totally different job, though, and the pressure would ramp up significantly.

There are not many names out there that excite me at the minute and Frank probably deserves his shot. He needs time and a few transfer windows though, which he has been given at Brentford, to mould the team how he would like. Postecoglou was given two years and won the club's first trophy in 17 years and it still wasn't enough. Good luck, Thomas.

Verdict: Appoint Thomas Frank

Lee Wilmot

The problem I have with sacking Ange Postecoglou is that many of the names to replace him at Tottenham are pretty underwhelming. Daniel Levy's message was that he wants someone capable of challenging on all fronts, something Postecoglou openly failed to do this season when prioritising - rightly in the end - the Europa League.

Thomas Frank has barely had any experience of European football, but, anyone out there always need to be given their first opportunity by someone and that looks like it could be Spurs.

Frank certainly plays the kind of football that will get the Tottenham fans on board, it's high intensity, possession-based and it's clear to see he's done an incredible job with Brentford.

If he brings Bryan Mbeumo with him, I'm all for it! Frank certainly looks like the best candidate out there if Andoni Iraola is staying at Bournemouth, as it appears, and with Mauricio Pochettino never likely to leave the USA job before the World Cup.

Verdict: Appoint Thomas Frank - reluctantly

Amie Wilson

The job that Thomas Frank has done at Brentford is brilliant, and, as much as I hate this as a fan of one of the ‘smaller’ clubs, he does deserve the chance to take the step up and prove himself at one of the ‘big six’.

I rate him as a manager and he always comes across brilliantly in interviews that I’ve seen. My one reservation is that he’s been at Brentford for so long that the club is pretty much built around the way he works, which wouldn’t necessarily be the case at Spurs.

Sometimes a manager just fits a club and a club fits the manager, who then struggles when moving on to other clubs. Could that be the case with Frank?

It’s a risk that I think Tottenham will however have to take, the manager has done a brilliant job in his time at Brentford. He deserves the chance to show he can now do it elsewhere too.

Verdict: Appoint Thomas Frank

Tom Coley

Frank is a wonderful manager. He has had the time to build at Brentford and it really feels like his club. There is a lot to like, and without insulting Tottenham, this feels like the step up without being a leap right to the very, very top that he deserves.

Let us not forget that Frank had an attacking Brentford side in the Championship before adapting to life in the Premier League. In terms of his flexibility, he is the complete opposite of Postecoglou.

The worry is, can anyone actually achieve at Tottenham in this state? And by achieve, this means in the league. There was such unrest throughout the season at Postecoglou and Levy. The anger directed towards the board and the chairman is not going to die down.

Frank is the sort of character who looks able to deal with this but whether or not he can steer the club forward is another question. It feels like a hard job for anyone. Tottenham could do a lot worse than Frank, though.

Verdict: Appoint Thomas Frank

Hannah Pinnock

It may be a somewhat underwhelming pool of candidates, but Thomas Frank easily stands out. His record at Brentford speaks for itself, especially considering they’re a club consistently punching above their weight.

Frank is, at the very least, a Premier League-proven manager, and reports have often highlighted his man-management as a particular strength. It also speaks volumes that he was reportedly under consideration at Manchester United before they eventually appointed Ruben Amorim as Erik ten Hag’s replacement last year.

The Dane has previously suggested that managing one of England’s top clubs could be the kind of challenge he needs - and what better challenge than guiding Spurs back into the Champions League? It’s also worth noting that Brentford suffered significantly fewer injuries than Tottenham last season, according to PhysioRoom, which is something to consider given the sheer number of issues Postecoglou had to navigate throughout the campaign.

Verdict: Appoint Thomas Frank

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