New Tottenham manager Thomas Frank has revealed his coaching staff and spoken about his “fun” first training session at the club’s Hotspur Way training ground after taking over from sacked predecessor Ange Postecoglou.
Frank, who left Brentford after almost nine years as a coach and manager with the Bees to succeed Postecoglou in June, has now worked with the likes of captain Son Heung-min for the first time, carrying out a series of demanding tests under the watch of his coaches.
Technical Director Johan Lange says he has a “very, very good feeling” after helping put the backroom team together, including one coach who was only appointed by England manager Thomas Tuchel five months ago and a former assistant to Ruben Amorim at Manchester United, who Spurs beat in the Europa League final less than two months ago.
Here’s who Tottenham have appointed and what Frank and Lange had to say as they attempt to revive Spurs’ Premier League fortunes.
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Tottenham: Who are Thomas Frank’s coaching staff?
“Thomas had a wish to bring in a few coaches he’s worked with before,” fellow Dane Lange told Tottenham’s website about Frank’s staff, adding that he was “quite excited” by the appointments.
“But for all of the other roles we had a very, very good process where we interviewed several candidates for each.”
Frank said he hoped to make the coaching team “a very well-run engine” who “just deliver everything”.
“I know half of the coaching group; the other half, I don’t know, so we need to work on that relationship,” he acknowledged.
“The way they’ll split the roles is really good and covering all the abilities we would like to have.”
Here’s the list of coaches named by Frank.
Justin Cochrane
Former Antigua and Barbuda international Cochrane has been an England coach at youth level and was made “the final appointment to a trusted support team” by new Three Lions boss Tuchel in February.
Cochrane combined the role with his coaching job under Frank at Brentford and has now moved with his club manager to Spurs.
“He’ll be in charge of the offensive part of the game and training planning, getting that smooth and running,” explained Frank.
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Andreas Georgson
One of several coaching appointments made by ill-fated Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag last summer, Georgsen stayed on when Ruben Amorim succeeded the Dutchman in November but left the club at the end of the season.
The Swede’s jobs over the last five years have included Head of Set Pieces and Individual Developments at Brentford, coaching for Mikel Arteta at Arsenal, assistant manager at Malmo, set-piece work for ex-Southampton manager Russell Martin and the managerial hotseat at Lillestrom.
“He will be assistant coach but his main focus will be on set pieces and restarts [of play],” said Frank, whose Brentford side gained a reputation for threatening from kick-off last season.
Chris Haslam
Head of Performance Haslam performed a similar role for more than a decade at Brentford and has worked with Denmark’s senior side.
“The players love playfulness and competition,” Haslam told Training Ground Guru. “That’s the best way to win, in terms of the mental recovery side.”
Frank described Haslam’s responsibilities as “the physical part of the football training and all that, but also the link to everything”.
Fabian Otte
Goalkeeping coach Otte joined Liverpool when Arne Slot took over from Jurgen Klopp before the 2024/25 season, helping the club win the Premier League and sharing photos of himself on their bus parade around the city celebrating.
“We’re really excited about him coming in,” said Frank. “He’s got great experience in terms of working with some of the best goalkeepers in the world, and hopefully he can push the goalkeepers forward.”
Otte has previously worked with teams including the USA, Burnley and Borussia Monchengladbach and Hoffenheim in Germany.
Cameron Campbell
Frank’s First Team Individual Development Coach has been working with RB Leipzig’s academy for 18 months and was a youth coach at Rangers, as well as spells in Denmark and Ghana.
“He’s an individual coach who’s big on how we develop the players,” Frank said of the 33-year-old. “That was a big wish from Johan and I, something we talked about and thought was crucial.
“Not many clubs have nailed that. We’ve tried in the past and, hopefully, we can take it to the next level.”
Matt Wells
Former Spurs youth midfielder Wells followed Scott Parker from the club’s youth set-up to senior roles at Fulham, Bournemouth and Club Brugge before joining Postecoglou’s staff when the Australian was appointed in 2023.
“I’m proud and privileged, as a Tottenham boy, to be in this position,” Wells said before Spurs beat United 1-0 in the final in Bilbao in May.
The 36-year-old will be “responsible for the defensive part of the game and also contributing to training”, Frank says.
Joe Newton
Former Tranmere Rovers apprentice Newton helped Frank’s Brentford win promotion to the Premier League in 2021 in his first position after graduating in sports science.
“He will be like a coach analyst – a bridge between the analysis team and the coaching staff, so we make sure everything is aligned in terms of training, matches, debriefs pre and post-match and how we prepare for opponents,” said Frank.
“Our principles in the way we play are the most important thing, but with the twist of how we tweak it for each opponent.”
Frank: Tottenham players ‘good’ in training
Tottenham had a dismal domestic season in 2024/25, losing 22 and winning 11 of their 38 matches, including a return of one point from their final seven games.
Frank, whose Brentford side finished 10th, held training for the first time on the second weekend of July, with the start of their friendly schedule at third-tier Reading on the horizon.
“We had the first session on grass [after] a lot of tests on Saturday,” said the 51-year-old. “It has been good to have them out there – that’s the fun bit, where we try to affect things. There was good effort and a good mentality. I’m happy.”
Tottenham pre-season fixtures
Here’s how Spurs’ pre-season friendly line-up looked at the start of July.
July 19 v Reading (A)
July 31 vs Arsenal (Hong Kong)
August 7 vs Bayern Munich (Munich)
TBC July/August vs Newcastle (South Korea)
When does Tottenham’s 2025/26 Premier League season start?
After the Super Cup final against Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain in Udine on August 13 (20:00 BST), Spurs start their season at home to Burnley on August 16 (15:00).
They then visit Manchester City on August 23 (15:00), although the time and date of that game will change if it is selected for live broadcast.
The last round of matches will all start at the same time on May 24 2026. No rounds will take place within 60 hours of each other and there will be no fixture on December 24.
