Sol Campbell has revealed who Tottenham Hotspur should appoint if Thomas Frank gets the sack, and his suggestion could well have Spurs fans wondering if he is joking.
The Premier League season is little more than halfway through, yet six managers have already been put out of a job by their respective clubs.
Former Tottenham Hotspur bosses Nuno Santo and Ange Postecoglou were both shown the door by Nottingham Forest. More recently, Enzo Maresca and Ruben Amorim have been removed from their posts.
Thomas Frank remains in his position at Spurs for now, but rumours continue to swirl about whether the club will pull the trigger on the manager who is failing to get results.
Sol Campbell calls on Tottenham to appoint Ruben Amorim
Spurs will have no desire to take advice from Sol Campbell, but their infamous ex-captain has decided to offer his take on the Frank situation regardless of this fact.
According to Campbell, Tottenham should part ways for the former Brentford boss and bring in Amorim, despite his disastrous spell at Manchester United.
He told the Daily Mail: “Ruben Amorim [would be the ideal manager for Tottenham]. They’ll be looking at him. They’re probably talking to him now; it wouldn’t surprise me.
“I don’t think he’ll go back to Portugal. Tottenham will be talking to him to see if there’s any situation going on. There’ll be people talking behind the scenes.
Campbell then turned his attention to Frank and added: “Thomas Frank is a top manager, but he’s not at Brentford anymore. It’s a different animal.
“Tottenham is a big club and people are demanding. They want success and they want to keep moving forward in a successful way. So, I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re talking to other managers.
“Obviously, if he starts turning it around and winning games and having good performances, that helps.
“Sometimes you don’t need to win, but if you can have good performances and show you’re moving in the right direction, that can help.
“But they will be talking to other managers. It’s part and parcel until you show who you are and start winning on a regular basis.”
Campbell’s argument about Frank does not make sense
While Campbell is not wrong that Frank has failed to make the step up from Brentford to Spurs, he neglects that Amorim failed going from Sporting CP to the Premier League.
The Portuguese manager did a poor job at Manchester United. He even lost the Europa League final to Postecoglou’s Tottenham, so why would they want him?
Spurs should learn from their mistake appointing Frank and go for a coach who will not be out of their depth and Amorim has shown nothing during his time in England to meet that criteria.
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