Ian Wright disagrees with Gary Neville’s confident prediction for Tottenham’s clash against Brentford.
Thomas Frank, who spent seven years at Brentford, will take on his former side for the first time since swapping the Gtech Community Stadium for North London in the summer.
He is going through a tough spell at Spurs, with the atmosphere at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium turning toxic of late, which is why he will be desperate for three points tomorrow.
While one pundit believes that Spurs will finally get their first home win since the opening day of the season, Wright disagrees for an interesting reason.
Gary Neville and Ian Wright disagree on Tottenham v Brentford
In the latest episode of The Overlap, Neville was very confident that we would see Spurs finally get three points in front of their own fans. He said: “2-1 Tottenham. Tottenham are winning that. I’m confident.”
However, Wright pointed out that some Brentford players will be especially motivated to prove a point to Frank, given that he did not take many of them with him to Spurs.
The former Arsenal forward responded: “I think Brentford gets something simply because of who it is. You’ve got to factor that in.
“It’s their old manager. He didn’t take a couple of the players whom he promised that ‘I’m going to take you if I get to Tottenham. I’ll take you’. He didn’t take them. I’m going 2-1 Brentford.”
Frank will know Brentford’s strengths and weaknesses inside out
While Wright’s point about the Brentford players wanting to prove a point to Frank is fair, the Tottenham head coach will also know all the strengths and weaknesses of the Bees players.
He is thus very well equipped to come up with a tactical plan that could hurt the West London side.
However, the 52-year-old and his players will know that Tottenham have to start the game on the front foot or they risk the fans turning against them.