Manager made slow starts with previous clubs
Frank: ‘I am convinced we will see a similar pattern here’
Thomas Frank is convinced the story from his previous clubs will repeat itself at Tottenham – with unconvincing starts giving way to consistent results and achievement.
The manager is conscious that losing can become a habit and he takes his team to Crystal Palace on Sunday in need of a tonic, having suffered six defeats in the past 10 Premier League matches, winning only twice during the sequence.
It has been a mixed bag for Frank since his summer appointment, the worries piling up, with one of the biggest being the capacity of his players to handle the additional demands of midweek Champions League fixtures. Although Spurs are set fair to qualify for the knockout rounds of the competition, it has been possible to view their involvement as a poisoned chalice.
