Thomas Frank warning to his Tottenham players that Yves Bissouma must heed
The new Tottenham Hotspur head coach has a very important rule that one member of the squad would have fallen foul of before
One of Thomas Frank's non-negotiable rules is going to need to be heeded by his Tottenham Hotspur players in the months ahead otherwise they will face problems, with Yves Bissouma falling foul of it under Ange Postecoglou.
The Dane has taken over from the Australian as the new Spurs head coach and will bring his Premier League experience after establishing Brentford as a top flight team, to the bigger stage with Tottenham, who will compete in the Champions League next season.
During an appearance on the High Performance Podcast earlier this season, Frank was asked what his three non-negotiable behaviours are for him and the people around him and he said "hard work", "respect" and "be on time". The final one of those was something that Bissouma famously fell foul of under Postecoglou.
“I said ‘you can be a leader in this group’. I already knew of his ability, and the way he was training, I could see he got a lift with that," said the Australian last season. “He was late the next morning, and I said ‘to be a leader means to be on time’, and he has been good since then.
"So, there is always lessons to be learned, but I think with him and all the other players, it is about creating an environment and framework to say, ‘well you should not have any excuses’. I am not going to allow you to have any excuses, and not be the best you can be. In that context, the rest is up to them."
Bissouma later admitted: "That day I had a little problem with my car. I had a flat tyre and there was a lot of traffic, too. It’s not an excuse, every player knows you have to be on time. I arrived late, he caught me. I said sorry and I told him why.
"He said, ‘If you want to be a leader or a big player you need to be on time and respect all the details of the club’. It’s about respect, that’s really important. We fixed it. I told him and the players I was sorry. And now I’m always the first at training."
Bissouma's future has been the subject of plenty of speculation as he reaches the final 12 months of his contract at Tottenham and he will certainly need to ensure he makes it to everything Frank does on time if he plans to stay.
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