Danny Murphy has seen enough of Tottenham Hotspur to believe that they can set their objectives very high this season.
Spurs have surprised most people with the start they have made to the campaign, with Thomas Frank not taking long to put his imprint on the side.
Frank has said that he will not pay any attention to the Premier League table for now, but Tottenham fans will certainly be delighted to see their side in third place after having to endure a difficult 2024-25 campaign domestically.
Spurs failed to pick up all three points at the Amex Stadium, but Murphy saw further evidence at the Amex Stadium that this Tottenham team is a transformed one this season.
Danny Murphy says Tottenham should be aiming for a top-four finish
Despite their impressive start to the season, Tottenham have only been given an 18.26 per cent chance of qualifying for the Champions League by Opta’s Supercomputer.
However, Murphy has remarked that Frank’s men certainly passed the eye-test with how organised they were against Brighton despite throwing bodies forward.
The former Spurs midfielder suggested that the Lilywhites should be setting their sights on a top-four finish.
The pundit said (via BBC Sport): “Players taking responsibility is what a manager wants to see. They were still getting men in the box and were brave enough to get on the ball,” he said.
“It was structured, it wasn’t chaotic, it was really well done. This team are so fit and well organised. They just kept going and really limited Brighton to very few chances, which is difficult when you’re throwing men forward.
“They got their rewards, and they deserved a win. Top four have to be their ambition. They have got a really good squad and competition for places.”
Thomas Frank has already spelt out Tottenham’s ambitions
Before the start of the season, Frank made it clear that he wants Tottenham to be competitive on all four fronts.
The Dane pointed out that it is something that Spurs have not managed to do in 2019. He certainly has set the tone at the start of the season and has not been shy of rotating his squad.
What has been pleasing so far is that the 51-year-old has got performances out of the team even while rotating his squad, which was not the case under his predecessor.
That is a sign that under Frank, the system is far more important than individuals, which was also the case at Spurs under Mauricio Pochettino.