Speaking post-match, Frank spoke glowingly of the supposedly depleted Spurs team the Bees had succumbed to, and he described right-back Pedro Porro as “fantastic” and “Trent-ish”—referencing Real Madrid’s Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Thomas Frank proved that when Brentford lost one important individual, such as Ivan Toney, the collective was still strong. Who they bring in to replace Frank is going to be really interesting. Then,

Tottenham's search for a successor to Ange Postecoglou has led them to Thomas Frank. The Dane is set to join from Brentford after an incredibly successful seven-year stint in west London, and has been tasked with a similar revolution on the northern edge of the city.

Tottenham Hotspur defender Micky van de Ven has described the club’s decision to sack head coach Ange Postecoglou as “strange”. Postecoglou was dismissed last week, 16 days after winning the Europa League — the club’s first trophy in 17 years — with a 1-0 win over Manchester United in Bilbao and on the second anniversary of his appointment.

Brentford are set to lose their manager, Thomas Frank, and could turn to a former Manchester United coach to guide them into a new era.According to Fabrizio Romano, Frank is close to replacing the