The mood at Spurs has been peculiar this summer.
After the high of winning the Europa League at the end of last season, supporters were desperate for the side to kick on after a 17th place finish in the Premier League.
But Mohammed Kudus, a £50m signing from West Ham, and Joao Palhinha, a season-long loan signing from Bayern Munich, have been the only additions to the first-team squad since Postecoglou’s departure.
On the club’s pre-season tour, captain Son Heung-min said farewell to the club, while James Maddison suffered a knee injury that has ruled him out of the majority of the season.
Supporters have then had to deal with the ignominy of the collapse of two deals for high-profile transfer targets.
The club activated a £60m release clause in Morgan Gibbs-White’s contract at Nottingham Forest, only for the England midfielder to sign a new deal with the club less than a week later.
Spurs then thought they had tied up a deal for England winger Eberechi Eze, only for the Crystal Palace playmaker to choose rivals Arsenal at the 11th hour.
“What is 100% sure is that we brought two top players into the club – Kudus and Palhinha – and both of them have performed very well,” said Frank.
“And Palhinha, wow. You know, sometimes players need confidence, and they need to be on top.”
Club chairman Levy has been criticised following the collapse of the Eze deal and for the club’s transfer failings this summer.
There seemed to be added venom to the chants of “Levy out” from the 3,000-strong away following at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
But it was Levy’s decision to part with Postecoglou and to hire Frank.
