Thomas Frank reveals one ‘weapon’ he wants Tottenham to have in their toolkit

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Thomas Frank has spoken about the importance of maximising set-piece opportunities this season and has revealed the one ‘weapon’ that he wants Tottenham to develop.Ange Postecoglou came under criticism for the way Tottenham defend set-pieces, but that is an area where many expect to see improvement under the new regime.The numbers suggest that Thomas Frank could fix Spurs’ set-piece woes, with his Brentford side being very effective both in defending and converting from set-pieces.The Danish coach has now spoken about one very specific tactic which we seldom saw Tottenham Hotspur employ over the last two seasons.Credit: Tottenham HotspurThomas Frank thinks long throw can be a ‘weapon’ for TottenhamThrough a leaked photo of the training schedule at Hotspur Way, we know that Frank had a long-throw audition at Tottenham to find out which of his players has the fiercest throw.The Spurs head coach has now admitted that the long throw is a tool that he wants his side to have in their pocket, although they may not use it in every single game.When asked about holding a long throw audition at Hotspur Way, Frank told Men in Blazers: “I try to look into every single detail that can improve the team, or make the chances of winning bigger.“Set pieces are one of them, there’s a lot of different set pieces that we can try to improve on, long throws are one of them. I think long throws are a good weapon, I don’t think it’s a weapon we necessarily need to use every game, but I like to have it in the toolbox.”Frank will prioritise one area which Ange Postecoglou did notUnder Postecoglou, it is fair to say that the focus was mainly on Tottenham producing their best football without worrying too much about the opposition. The Australian was very much from the Pep Guardiola school in that respect alone.Thomas Frank is much more on the other end of the spectrum in terms of studying the opposition closely and adapting his Tottenham team to take advantage of their weaknesses and nullify their strengths.If Spurs come up against a goalkeeper who struggles to dominate his six-yard box, they might well decide to bombard them with long throws, as we have seen Brentford do on occasions in the past.READ MORE: Tottenham fans receive big Heung-min Son update as LAFC deal advancesThe post Thomas Frank reveals one ‘weapon’ he wants Tottenham to have in their toolkit appeared first on Spurs Web.