Thomas Frank makes Tottenham staff decision with two highly-rated coaches

Thomas Frank has named Matt Wells and Stuart Lewis as part of his new-look coaching staff at Tottenham, football.london understands.

The new Spurs head coach has been speaking to candidates in recent weeks as he puts together the coaching set-up that he believes can deliver his brand of football while also providing experience for the busy season ahead with Champions League returning to the north London outfit.

Frank brought Justin Cochrane and Chris Haslam with him from Brentford as first team assistant coach and head of performance/first team assistant coach respectively, along with Joe Newton as first team coach analyst. Former Manchester United and Arsenal coach Andreas Georgson, who previously worked from Frank at Brentford, has also arrived as first team assistant coach with an expertise in set pieces, both attacking and defensive.

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From Ange Postecoglou's staff, Nick Montgomery, Sergio Raimundo and Mile Jedinak departed the club last month while goalkeeping coach Rob Burch is not expected to be part of Frank's set-up. Ex-Liverpool and USA goalkeeping coach Fabian Otte is set to replace him within the new-look staff.

football.london understands that the highly-rated Wells will remain as part of Frank's set-up, having risen to the position of senior assistant coach under Postecoglou. The 36-year-old, grandson of the legendary Tottenham double-winner Cliff Jones, has been tipped to become the next Spurs coach to follow in the footsteps of Chris Davies and Ryan Mason and become a manager in the Football League, but for now he will bring his experience to Frank's staff.

Wells and Cochrane are also believed to be friends with plenty of mutual respect after their years together as coaches in the club's academy.

football.london previously reported that U18s coach Lewis, who has picked up three trophies in as many years at Spurs, was also among those internal candidates in consideration for a spot in the new head coach's staff and the 37-year-old is now expected to make his first step up into senior coaching with a role in Frank's team. Spurs have begun advertising for a new U18s lead coach.

Various Tottenham players returned to Hotspur Way on Saturday to begin their testing and work with the sports science staff and they will take to the pitches with the coaching staff in the days ahead. The club's international stars will return in stages over the next seven days while those first teamers who took part in the U21 and U19 European Championships, such as Archie Gray who won the competition with England, Mathys Tel, Wilson Odobert and Mikey Moore will all be given longer off if they choose to take it ahead of a busy new season.

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