Frank: Will retain the team s offensive style, but should emphasize the balance between offense and defense

Hupu, August 11th, as the first show of an official game, there is no more difficult test than facing the defending champion of the Champions League. New Tottenham Hotspur coach Thomas Frank will lead the Europa League championship in Udinet this Wednesday, facing Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Super Cup.

In an exclusive interview with UEFA official website, the former Brentford coach talked about his expectations for coaching in North London and the key factors he believes are a good leader.

Regarding to join Tottenham

"Spurs are a very large club, and it is a very challenging and exciting opportunity. The team is good and the players have a great potential, and I am looking forward to the arrival of the new season.

Coaching Tottenham is natural for me. Of course, I also know that compared to coaching Brentford, it is likely that there will be more initiative in the game. This means that in some stages of the game and in the principle of the game, we need to focus more.

This team has been very emphasizing offense and full-hearted control over the past few years, which is a big advantage, I will retain and strengthen it, but perhaps more balance in the offensive style and defensive ability."

About coaching style

"As a person, I am very down-to-earth, just an ordinary person who loves football. As a coach, I pay great attention to details and have my own principles and methods for every stage and situation of the game. Over the years, I have formed my own philosophy, but I will continue to gain new inspiration.

I like offensive football, but I am also very pragmatic and know that you have to defend. In most games, you need to spend half of your time defending, which is also very important."

About the success of the team's Europa League

"That's a valuable experience for the club and the team. We need to continue to move forward on winning such a European heavyweight trophy and strive to win the championship again.

I think we need to improve our competitiveness in multi-line combat. This is the biggest challenge. I have no doubt that we are competitive, but we must be competitive on all four fronts as much as possible. "

About the European Super Cup

"This is a final, which is great. Hopefully we can learn from the experience of the last final against Manchester United. Paris is the strongest team in Europe, they won the Triple Champions League, and all 11 starting positions are extremely strong.

This is a great challenge that can be encountered in the first game. Of course, we believe in ourselves. Since we are in the final, there is only one goal - win it. We will not see it as a test, but a showdown between two excellent teams, we want to win."

About coaching the Champions League for the first time "I am very much looking forward to it and excited. The Champions League brings extra attention and emotions, which is what we need Go to experience it. But I have a good team around me, and we have introduced a good process to ensure the best performance.

First, we have to be competitive. The goal is to advance from the league stage to the knockout stage. This is an established goal, but there are eight games in the group stage, and we will come one by one."

About leadership

"I think the most important quality of being a leader is to have good values and strong communication skills. If you communicate well, you can guide the team in the direction you want.

I hope the captain can unite the whole team and set standards - preferably one of the best players in the team's training attitude. If the captain can still move between the whole team and connect with everyone, it would be even more ideal."