Daniel Levy has placed his trust in new Tottenham Hotspur head coach Thomas Frank, urging the former Brentford boss to lead a full-scale revival at the north London club.
After a turbulent Premier League campaign under Ange Postecoglou, which saw Spurs finish 17th, Levy is demanding a competitive response across all fronts.
Tottenham are still basking in the glow of their Europa League success but Levy has outlined his ambition for the club ahead of the new season.
Postecoglou was sent packing despite leading Tottenham to their first trophy in 17 years following an awful performance in the Premier League.
Levy described the decision as “collective”, but it was the 13th time Spurs have switched managers since he became chairman in 2001.
Speaking on The Overlap, Levy explained why the club hierarchy was forced to let Postecoglou go.
“Nothing has changed in terms of our ambition,” he said. “That has always been the case, but having won the Europa League, you get a taste of it.
“But it’s not enough. We know we need to use that as a springboard to keep winning. We couldn’t lose sight of the fact that we finished 17th in the league.
“We’re there to win, and yes, we won a European trophy, and it was fantastic. But we also need to win on all fronts – and the Premier League says it all.”
Levy believes that the Europa League success should be a turning point for the club rather than a distraction, and it now falls on Frank to set the record straight.
The Spurs chairman waxed lyrical about Frank and backed the Danish head coach to succeed at the club.
“Thomas Frank is a highly-intelligent individual,” he said. “We haven’t told him, ‘You’ve got to win the league this year’. We just want to compete at the highest level.
“I very much hope that Thomas will bring all the right ingredients and bring this team to where it belongs – which is right at the top.”
Having already pledged to create ‘magic’ at Tottenham, Frank is already making an impression in pre-season, with his side going unbeaten in five games (W2, D3).