Tottenham host Brentford at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in what will be a reunion with his former club for Thomas Frank
10:34, 06 Dec 2025
Thomas Frank has been heavily criticised by former Tottenham defender Ramon Vega. (Image: George Wood/Getty Images)
Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Ramon Vega has called for Thomas Frank to ‘resign’ should Spurs lose against Brentford this weekend.
Spurs host the Bees on Saturday (3pm kick-off) in what is the first time that Frank will come up against his former club since leaving in the summer.
The move has not yet been as successful as the Dane might have hoped. Spurs currently sit in 11th place in the Premier League table and are winless in their last five league games, losing three.
A loss against Brentford will see the away team overtake Spurs in the table. Going into the game, both sides sit on 19 points from 14 games.
Frank has been criticised for some of the performances and results this season. But he has now been sent a clear message.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, Vega said: “You need big balls to manage Tottenham.
“Thomas Frank is a politician, a diplomat, a yes man but he is not the person to say, ‘this is me, this is my way’.
“That shows in the dressing room. When you are changing the players and the system every five minutes, players feel insecure especially when the crowd is negative. This is not a stable base. And I’m not sure he has the respect of the players.
“Tottenham is complex, the recruitment has been a disaster for years and now we are paying for it. And then comes a guy from Brentford, and it looks like the stage is too big.
“If they lose at home to Brentford he should resign. That would show me he has balls.”
Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank gestures on the touchline during the Premier League match at St James’ Park. (Image: Steve Welsh/PA Wire.)
Having spent nine years with Brentford, Frank is looking forward to a reunion with his former club, but his concentration will be on earning all three points for his current side.
“Yeah, I think of course it’s a little bit more special for me because I’ve faced Brentford where I’ve been for nine years. That’s almost a quarter of my life,” he said in his pre-match press conference .
“I had a fantastic time there. I enjoyed every second of it. There’s a lot of people I will see on Saturday that I haven’t seen for a long time. I used to see them every day more or less.
“So that will be special. Of course as well it would be not true not to say that and it is very true. But today it’s been a preparation against the team.
“Players I know very well of course, small tweaks to what you could say I used to do. But a lot of the identity is the same in many ways which make it difficult in many ways. But when the whistle goes it’s all about getting three points and winning.”
