Joao Palhinha says his gut feeling about Thomas Frank at Tottenham has been proven right

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Joao Palhinha is delighted that his opinions of Thomas Frank have been proven correct after working with the Danish coach at Tottenham.

While things soured at times last season under Ange Postecoglou, the Australian was still a very popular figure among large swaths of the Spurs fan base.

That was demonstrated by the number of Spurs fans who were fuming with the decision to sack Postecoglou, with many believing that he had earned the right to have a third season.

However, Frank has managed to win over both the players and the Tottenham fans in no time, and Palhinha has now suggested why that might be.

Joao Palhinha raves about Tottenham manager’s qualities as a human

While positive results at the start of his tenure have certainly helped Frank win people over at Tottenham, it is also partly down to his personality, with the 51-year-old coming across as an extremely likeable guy.

Palhinha has revealed that even from the outside, he always felt that the Danish coach was a kind person and admitted that his gut feeling has proven to be correct.

When asked about working with Frank, the Portuguese international told Sky Sports One on One podcast: “For me, I followed Thomas at that time from outside because I didn’t know him. I never met him before. I just played against him when I was in Fulham.

“But when I was looking at him, he always looked like a coach with the right human [side]. For me, now that I’m sharing the pitch, these moments with him, for sure, that is his best quality. Apart, of course, [from] the other tactical really good things that he has.

“But the main for me, and the most important thing in the coach, is to be a real human being, like to be a great person, I think is the main thing probably that coach needs to be, need to be the best quality and make easy for us to players to speak, not just with him, but each other, the environment inside of the club. I think it’s a really good thing that not just me, but also my teammates have felt since he arrived.”

Spurs players have bought into Thomas Frank’s methods

It is clear from the way the Tottenham players are speaking about Frank that they have not just been won over by his personality but also his tactical nous.

Last week, Guglielmo Vicario said that Tottenham now know exactly what to do in each phase of play much better than they did last season.

That is a very revealing statement, given the respect and adoration Vicario had for Postecoglou, who was the manager who brought him to Spurs.