Thomas Frank insists Ange Postecoglou will forever be a legend at Tottenham and plans to build on the foundations he laid at the club.

Postecoglou was dismissed as Spurs boss despite overseeing a memorable Europa League triumph with a 1-0 win over Manchester United in last month's final in Bilbao.

Tottenham's success in Europe was in stark contrast to their woeful domestic campaign, which saw them finish 17th in the Premier League.

Consequently, Frank was persuaded to move across London from Brentford to replace Postecoglou but the Dane was keen to pay tribute to his predecessor.

Speaking to Spurs' official website, he said: "Huge congratulations to the club, to the team (for the Europa League triumph). 

"Huge congratulations to Ange – I think Ange has done something special. He'll forever be a legend in Tottenham.

"It's important to understand we all stand on the shoulders of others. I'm going in on the foundation Ange built, and his coaching staff, and I'm very humble about that. I'll do my very best to continue the great work he put in.

"The feeling, the excitement, the joy and the happiness in the fans' faces, the pictures was 'wow'. 

"Hopefully, we can create more of those moments. That will be the ultimate dream: to do that and build on that."

Frank accepted there would be "ups and downs" in the coming campaign but is hopeful that more success can be delivered in the future.

He added: "There'll be ups and downs - right now, it's a fairytale. Everyone's happy, the sun is shining, it's fantastic. 

"We haven't played one game yet. Hopefully we'll win a lot. We'll work very hard every single day to make sure we create as many magic moments for the fans and put them together and at the end of the season we'll have had a very good season."