"It's pretty evident if no-one gets the time, no-one can turn it around. This is not a quick fix."
Thomas Frank was clear with what is needed after watching Tottenham's weak defeat at Nottingham Forest.
He is confident he will get time to finally tap into Tottenham's potential. But that was not on display at the City Ground.
Mistakes allowed Callum Hudson-Odoi to score twice, and the game was over before Ibrahim Sangare's stunning third.
Spurs won just six of their final 19 games of last season and even lifting the Europa League after beating Manchester United was not enough to save Ange Postecoglou.