Thomas Frank delivers everything Spurs fans wanted to hear in first interview

We were forced to wait a little while, more than we're used to when a new manager arrives, but Thomas Frank's first interview was well worth the wait.

Frank signed a three-year contract with the club off the back of a mightily successful spell at Brentford, but the Dane has a huge emotional void to fill in N17 after Ange Postecoglou guided the club to Europa League glory last month.

Daniel Levy cited the team's Premier League performance last season as the main reason why they opted to part ways with the Australian coach, with Spurs enduring a historically bad campaign which, in the eyes of the hierarchy, wasn't masked by their continental success.

New CEO Vinai Venkatesham asserted that Frank was the outstanding candidate in Spurs' managerial search, and the Dane was confirmed as Ange's successor last week. However, with the new boss away on holiday while his appointment was announced, we had to wait patiently for the first Frank soundbites to drop.

I was all in on Ange, now I'm all in on Frank. I'll back any manager of this football club from the get-go, but Frank's opening words won't merely appease optimists like this writer. The whole fanbase should be excited by the new man in charge.

Thomas Frank shines in first Tottenham interview

Levy labelled Frank as "highly intelligent" and "a great communicator" in his recent interview with Vinai, and those characteristics were on full display during the new manager's first interview with the club.

The Dane has long been described as a man who 'comes across well', and his willingness for media outlets to gain greater insight into his day-to-day work has allowed Frank to not only build a rapport with those who are paid to critique his every move, but it has helped him gain a human-level understanding with supporters.

Frank, more often than not, comes across as a normal bloke—the sort of guy you bump into by chance, share a couple of lagers with and end up talking to for hours about the sport we adore. As Levy puts it, he is a "super human being" and this relatability means it shouldn't take this fanbase long to get on board. Postecoglou was similar, but he could manifest a spiky exterior when things weren't going his way, and his antics towards travelling supporters alienated factions of the fanbase.

We won't get that with Frank.

Within nine minutes, he was able to outline his philosophy, compliment the squad he's inheriting, and wax lyrical over the manager whose work he's building off. Postecoglou, whom Frank described as a "legend", will not be forgotten in these parts.

There's talented young players for him to develop, and that's a key part of the job Frank relishes. He name-checked several starlets in the interview, but made note of the club's experienced stars too, including Dominic Solanke and James Maddison, whom he's seen sharing an introduction with in the welcome video.

"If you don't take risks, you are taking risks," was perhaps the most notable quote from the interview, with Frank keen to assert—even indirectly—that he's a coach who wants to play on the front foot. He'll defend man-to-man and aim to win possession high up the pitch, building off what Ange help install following years of mid-blocking. The new boss will appease the fanbase without compromising the defensive principles that are necessary for sustainable success.

I don't want to project too much, but I can't help but be excited. We waited a while to hear from the new manager, but he certainly delivered when called upon. He doesn't strike me as the sort of guy to deliver empty promises. Frank seemingly has a great understanding of this club already, and he deserves universal backing in his bid to return Spurs to an era comparable to Mauricio Pochettino's reign and beyond.