Frank: Kudus may try to play in the center in the future; Tottenham hopes to renew Van der Ven s contract

Hupu, October 28th: ​​Tottenham head coach Frank attended the pre-match press conference against Newcastle in the League Cup.

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For 50 years Newcastle United, people have always said the club must win a trophy. When they win their first trophy, more trophies will follow. Newcastle United won the League Cup last season and you won the Europa League.

Does this mean more trophies will be won next? I mean, in this tournament, if you get to the quarter-finals, once you win one trophy, the others will follow, is it that simple?

I think you can understand it from two aspects. I think winning trophies. It's very difficult, but staying that way can be even harder.

But that's the goal. Some of our players here had a great experience winning the Europa League final last year. They are desperate to win more trophies.

We want to compete and win. So we will definitely try our best tomorrow.

I also want to ask you about Kudus. I think yesterday was probably the first time he started in a more central position. I'd like to ask you to explain your reasons for doing this and how you think he can help in this situation.

I think sometimes I try to change the game a little bit, tweak it a little bit. So I want to play Brent Johnson, he's very good on the right, he has the ability to run deep and deliver crosses. Kudus plays a little more centrally with Xavi and can create a bit of pressure.

And I think there were some good elements, especially in the first half. So Kudus will not play this position permanently, but it is always good to try changes.

Yesterday's win was fantastic, with Mickey van de Veen clearly dominating the headlines. With Christian Romero and Bentancur already having contract extensions so far this season, will Mikey be the next to sign a long-term deal at Spurs?

I am very satisfied with Mickey. I think he has made a huge contribution to the club since signing. I think I said that yesterday as well.

I think he has made some progress this season. I think he's better defensively. I think he's still very good with the ball.

I think he added more goals, including headers, and I'm very satisfied with that. He is a threat from set pieces and his character and leadership continue to improve. From what I understand, we have a good contract with him, but I am absolutely bullish on his future at the club.

He seems to be really enjoying his time at Spurs and I guess after seeing how other players have performed, do you think it would be fairly straightforward to extend his contract to reward his form over the past 12 months?

Yeah, I think he's happy here. This is important. We are very happy with him.

Let's see what happens in the future, but I think the bottom line is, and I agree, it looks like he's really enjoying football and enjoying his time here. I'm very satisfied with him. Everyone was happy, so it was a good start.

I think in an ideal world you might want to rest him and a few others tomorrow, but this is also a tournament where you have to win three games to advance to the semifinals. Is this the dilemma you face? It's understandable that you need to make some adjustments because of this time, but you don't want to lose the cohesion of the team?

Yes, it is. This is the challenge and dilemma. Of course, now it's a cup game.

Because there is only one game, the risk is higher, you can say that, but the mentality must be consistent. Playing Monaco to Everton, I rotated 4 people?

From Villa to Monaco, I also rotated 3 people, and so on. I can't remember clearly.

Of course, there will be some rotation. I basically rotate every game because we play every three or four days. So if other clubs are doing it, you have to do it too.

If you want to compete, this is the next step. So, if you want to play 60-plus games, you can't play the same 11 players because of the risk of injury, fatigue and poor form, those are natural things. So, you need to work hard to maintain this delicate balance.

But that's part of the fun for us as head coaches, we're working around the clock trying to figure it all out. But that's part of the fun.