Article by Daniel Grigore – published on Thursday, July 03, 2025, 08:07 / Updated Thursday, July 3, 2025 08:07
One of Thomas Frank's first dilemmas as Tottenham's coach will be, in the words of The Athletic journalists, “how to repair Spurs' defense.” The discussion inevitably involves the Romanian Radu Drăgușin (23 years old).
The Danish Thomas Frank (51 years old) was chosen as a successor of Ange Postecoglou, the coach who brought Tottenham her first trophy after a 17 -year -old drought. Frank impressed on the island with the work done and the results obtained in Brentford, a band he took from Championship and strengthened it in a team of the ranking in the Premier League.
The mission to which he joined will not be easy at all. Even though Tottenham won the Europa League, the Londoners looked scary internally, ranking 17th out of 20 in the last season of Premier League.
In this context, the journalists of The Athletic publication write that one of the first dilemmas that Frank faces in Spurs is “how to repair the team.”
“Without Romero and Van van, Tottenham is breaking up”
The first conclusion is that “without Cristian Romero, Spurs suffer. When he is fit for play and completely concentrated, there is no footballer like the Argentine.” The problem is that Romero was more unavailable in season 2024/2025!
Pinned by muscle problems was the other “Central World Classian defender”, Micky van by Ven. “He is also unique, with his athletic capacity worthy of comics, penetrating the side lines with the ball instead of passing.
Put them together and you have one of the best pairs of central defenders in the championship. Take them out, and Tottenham breaks down“, I write the English.
The statistics testify to them: with Romero and Van on the field, Spurs schedred 1.4 goals per match. With none of them in the game, the media went up to 1.7.
Micky van by Ven and Radu Drăgușin in Manchester United – Tottenham 2-2 // Photo: Imago
Thomas Frank's “first dilemma” in Tottenham is related to Radu Drăgușin
Looking at the next season, The Athletic writes that “would not be healthy for spurs to be still as dependent on Romero and van by Venas it has been in the last two seasons. “
“In reality, the players get injured and no one can bet rationally that Spurs' titular stops will play all the minutes. So the question is what Frank will do when you can't rely on both.”
“Radu Drăgușin, who never seemed comfortable under Postecoglou, might feel better with Thomas Frank.”
Here he enters the landscape Radu Drăgușin, the Romanian who gathered 28 appearances in season 2024/2025, before the injury from the end of January.
“Spurs has many options for the position of central defender, even if no one is as good as the holders: Kevin Danso It integrated well into the second part of the season and combines a brilliant attitude with physical power. Radu Drăgușin recovers well after knee injury. Kota Takai comes from Kawasaki frontal.
Luka Vuskovic will join the lot. Ben Davies and Archie Gray They gave everything when they played there, even if it is not their specific post. In all these names there must be some solutions ”, notes the correspondent on Tottenham.
The good part for the cute? “Frank has shown in Brentford that he can work with different types of central defenders. He has no requirements that only central defenders as good as Romero or fast as a van to check them. So a defender like Drăgușin, who never seemed comfortable under the previous coach, might feel better now”.
