Spurs news: Thomas Frank hails Tottenham "legend" Ange Postecoglou ahead of Nottingham Forest trip | OneFootball

Australian is out of work since his second successive sacking

Having quickly returned to management after being sacked by the north Londoners in June, Postecoglou has yet to take on another managerial role since his departure from Forest.

“Probably yes [it will be easier without Ange in charge]. The only thing I can say is that Ange is a legend and always will be,” Frank said at his pre-match press conference on Friday afternoon.

“He won a massive trophy, he was a big part of that and I stand on the shoulders of Ange, trying to build on that.”

Postecoglou wrote his name into the club’s folklore by securing their first major trophy in 17 years, but was sacked just 16 days after the Europa League final following a dismal league campaign.

Asked whether Postecoglou’s uncompromising attacking style still had a place in the modern game, Frank said one only had to look at his success at Tottenham and Celtic to understand his methods.

“Ange has been - in many ways - a very successful Spurs manager. They had a very good first season here in the Premier League, and they won their first trophy. That’s definitely part of success.

For all the talk about Postecoglou, Frank enjoys a strong relationship with his successor - Sean Dyche - and said despite an upturn in results, three points was by no means a guarantee at Forest.

“I expect a very, very difficult game against a team who's managed by a good colleague, a friend of me in the game,” the Dane continued.

“Every single time I see his team, they're extremely competitive. That's a difficult place to go.

“I expect a tough, tough game. I think we are in a fine place, not an exceptional place.

“I think we've been good away from home. I think we've been very competitive.

“I expect us to go there with confidence and belief. I expect us to go there with a good chance of getting three points. But I also expect it to be unbelievably difficult.”