{"id":90282,"date":"2025-08-24T21:09:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T21:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/90282\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T21:09:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T21:09:07","slug":"micah-richards-says-thomas-frank-made-two-masterstroke-decisions-at-tottenham-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/90282\/","title":{"rendered":"Micah Richards says Thomas Frank made two &#8216;masterstroke&#8217; decisions at Tottenham this week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Micah Richards was extremely complimentary of the performance that Tottenham Hotspur delivered at the Etihad Stadium, and he revealed what has impressed him about Thomas Frank at the start of his tenure at N17. <\/p>\n<p>The new Tottenham boss did not walk into the easiest of environments, replacing a European trophy-winning manager, and it was reported that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/spurs-news\/angry-tottenham-players-threaten-to-leave-the-club-after-ange-postecoglou-sacking\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">the Spurs players were angered by the decision to sack Ange Postecoglou<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, in a very short time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/spurs-news\/who-is-thomas-frank-meet-tottenham-hotspur-new-head-coach\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Frank<\/a> and his coaching staff have managed to win over the Tottenham squad and the supporters, with the Dane quickly putting his imprint on the side.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/spurs-news\/thomas-frank-reveals-one-thing-he-will-do-differently-from-ange-postecoglou-at-tottenham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Frank has said that he wants Spurs to be balanced in all phases of play<\/a>, and that is exactly what we have seen from the side in their first three matches of the season.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/thomas-frank-1d-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Frank Tottenham\" class=\"wp-image-353158\" \/>Credit: @thefrederikkejensen \/ InstagramMicah Richards is impressed by Tottenham\u2019s transformation under Thomas Frank<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/club-info\/manager\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tottenham head coach<\/a> has already shown his tactical versatility, with Spurs using different tactical set-ups against PSG, Burnley, and Man City.<\/p>\n<p>Richards is mightily impressed by the versatility and street smarts that Tottenham are showing, with the pundit showering praise on Frank.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to Tottenham\u2019s 2-0 win over Man City, Richards told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/live\/cr745rvdlpvt?post=asset%3Aeed745e6-ba84-46a5-aa29-c79ec2df71e2#post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">BBC Sport<\/a>: \u201cI thought <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/tag\/tottenham\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spurs<\/a> were absolutely excellent. The way the head coach has been able to adapt so early in his tenure \u2013 sometimes using a back four and sometimes a five.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven bringing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/tag\/joao-palhinha\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Palhinha<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/spurs-news\/rodrigo-bentancur-tottenham-hotspur\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rodrigo Bentancur<\/a>\u00a0today. That was a masterstroke. Thomas Frank has brought a know-how of how to see games out. They fully deserved to win today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham have a huge opportunity to build momentum<\/p>\n<p>The fact that Tottenham have kept two clean sheets in their first two games of the season will particularly delight Spurs fans, as this defence was run ragged regularly in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/tag\/premier-league\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Premier League<\/a> last season.<\/p>\n<p>Spurs now have a winnable set of games coming up, with Bournemouth, West Ham, Brighton, Wolves and Leeds being their next five opponents.<\/p>\n<p>The Lilywhites now have a huge opportunity to build momentum and confidence early in the Frank era, and could find themselves near the top of the table before they play Chelsea, Man United and Arsenal in November.<\/p>\n<p>       Have something to tell us about this article? 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