Mohammed Kudus\u2019s decision to move to Tottenham read like a considered career step rather than a rash transfer. After joining West Ham United in 2023 and establishing himself as a leading attacking outlet in east London, he drew interest from multiple suitors this summer. In interviews as a Spurs player he made his preference clear: \u201conly\u201d Tottenham.<\/p>\n
Kudus says that clarity came from Thomas Frank\u2019s reputation as a developer of attackers. He pointed to Frank\u2019s work at Brentford and named a string of forwards whose goal returns increased under the Danish coach. The comparison is stark: Bryan Mbeumo went from 10 to 20 goals, Ivan Toney from 24 to 31, Ollie Watkins from 13 to 25, Sa\u00efd Benrahma from 9 to 17, and Yoane Wissa from 15 to 19.<\/p>\n
That progression fed Kudus\u2019s belief that Frank could accelerate his own growth. \u201cLooking at his work at Brentford with attackers. I can name so many; [Bryan] Mbeumo, Ivan Toney, [Mikkel] Damsgaard. So many attackers I\u2019ve seen his development with them has been really, really massive.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I thought that he\u2019d be the perfect guy to help with my development. And how he wants his attackers to play, I think I have the qualities to play like that and that\u2019s how I want to play.\u201d<\/p>\n
Frank\u2019s coaching produced outsized transfer fees and moves for some forwards. The draft notes Yoane Wissa joined west London in 2021 with limited top-flight experience and later moved to Newcastle United on Deadline Day for \u00a355 million ($74.1 million), more than six times his prior fee.<\/p>\n
Kudus accepts the demands that come with Frank\u2019s methods. \u201cHe\u2019s a very demanding coach, offensively and defensively.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of my major attributes is getting the ball one-v-one and taking players on. The team try to put me in positions to do that which helps a lot. Just try to create as much as I can, but defensively as always he expects a lot, of course.\u201d<\/p>\n
Defensive work and high pressing are non-negotiable. \u201cWe press high, whichever opposition we play,\u201d he says of Tottenham\u2019s style. \u201cWe press really, really high and that comes with a lot of running demands and high interesting movements and stuff like that, too. The demand from him is very high but it really, really helps the team and you can see that from some of the games already.\u201d<\/p>\n
For Kudus, Frank\u2019s track record at Brentford provided the persuasive case. It was enough to make Tottenham the clear next step.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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