Vinay Venkatesham Interview: Tottenham need a ‘total reset’, says CEO.

It doesn’t mean anything now, but Frank’s ill-fated reign began well after his inauguration last June. Tottenham They have lost just one of their 10 games in all competitions this season.

But when Tottenham He finally fired Frank in February, the only surprise is that it didn’t happen sooner.

In fact, Venkatesham and sporting director Johan Lange faced heavy criticism from fans for extending Frank’s tenure as long as he did.

“During this period, there were a lot of reports that the club was unscrupulous. And that’s not true at all,” Venkatesham said.

When weighing up Frank’s future, Venkatesham said the club will take into account the results, the possibility of the Danish player’s failure to change the season, a change of manager in the January transfer window, the timetable and the risk of entering the interim head coach market.

Venkatesham confirmed to BBC Sport Tottenham After Frank’s dismissal, he tried to lure De Zerby, who was about to leave Marseille, to become the club’s full-time head coach.

But the Italian refused to take the job midway through the season, prompting Spurs to appoint Tudor, who left by mutual consent after seven games, at left-back.

“Of course we were very disappointed when it was announced that we were not going to appoint Roberto permanently[in February],” Venkatesham said.

“We were in a temporary market, which is generally not very wide. There were many reasons why Igor was chosen: he manages in very high and high-pressure environments – we didn’t want someone who would disappear under that pressure.

“He has a history of making an immediate impact. He has worked at big clubs. He has a different personality to Thomas and we felt something different was needed.

“But of course we knew he had no Premier League experience, was it a risk to appoint him? Absolutely.”

Asked if he would accept Tudor’s nomination, Venkatesham said: “I think it’s pretty clear that it wouldn’t have worked. And I don’t think that’s in question. I don’t think anyone would argue otherwise.”