In Frank’s first competitive match as Spurs manager earlier this month, the team drew 2-2 in the UEFA Super Cup against reigning Champions League holders Paris Saint-Germain, before losing in a penalty shootout.
What has struck fans in the three matches so far is that the team looks more solid defensively, even though the back line is unchanged from last season.
On how he has found life at Tottenham so far, Frank described it as being “super exciting” and hectic.
Asked about the biggest challenge of managing a “Big Six” club, he said that there is more attention on Tottenham than he was used to at Brentford.
“But I would like to say that it’s not affecting me too much, because I just try to focus on what’s happening out there on the pitches … make sure we train well, make sure we prepare the team good,” he added.
“Hopefully (we) win a lot of football matches. And that’s what I would focus on.”
Frank spoke to CNA a couple of hours before the league phase draw for the Champions League, where each team will face eight opponents to decide which of the 36 clubs advance to the knockout stage.
Asked whether there are some teams he would prefer to draw or avoid, he said: “I don’t think too much about it. Of course, I hope for a good draw.”
He admitted it would be personally interesting to face FC Copenhagen.
Frank began his coaching career at other clubs in the Danish capital, about 50km south of his hometown of Frederiksvaerk.
“I think that’d be good fun,” he said of a potential match-up with the Danish champions, who won a record 16th league title in May.
As it turned out, Frank got his wish as Spurs were drawn against FC Copenhagen, albeit at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Spurs’ other opponents in the league phase of the Champions League are Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia Dortmund, Villarreal, Eintracht Frankfurt, Monaco, Slavia Prague and Bodo/Glimt.
For the League Cup, Spurs will face League One side Doncaster Rovers at home in the third round.
The favourable draw against a side two tiers below the Premier League will give Spurs a chance to rest key players in what could be a hectic, 60-odd-game season.
Frank admitted that he will have to rotate the squad from time to time, while still trying to put out a strong team.
“I have a squad of players, and no team can win big things with only playing 11 or the same 11 players,” he said.
There’s also “good competition” for a lot of positions in the team, he added.
Tottenham have signed forward Mohammed Kudus, 25, from West Ham and defensive midfielder Joao Palhinha, 30, on loan from Bayern Munich.
Spurs have also added defender Kota Takai, 20, to their ranks, though unlike the other two signings, he is not expected to start for the first team.
With attacking midfielders James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski out with long-term injuries, the club have tried to beef up its squad in this area.
But it failed twice in quick succession to sign England internationals Morgan Gibbs-White and Eberechi Eze, despite reportedly coming close to a deal both times.
Frank has repeatedly said that Spurs are “working very hard” to bring in players before the transfer window closes on Sep 1, but only if they can improve the squad.
