On the face of it, Tottenham are having a very good season.
After 10 Premier League video games Thomas Frank’s aspect discover themselves within the Premier League’s high 4 and unbeaten within the Champions League.
But outcomes – and noticeably the temper of supporters on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – have gone south in current weeks.
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After Saturday’s – simply as he does after each dwelling recreation – Frank inspired his gamers to do a lap of appreciation across the stadium.
As his gamers have been booed off pitch, Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence have been caught on digital camera snubbing their supervisor and going straight down the tunnel.
“All of the gamers are in fact annoyed,” Frank stated of the incident. “They wish to do effectively, they wish to win, they wish to carry out effectively, so I perceive that.
“I feel it’s troublesome to be constant in good occasions and in dangerous occasions. That’s the reason I went round to the followers as I did. It’s extra enjoyable after we win, I can inform you that.”
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When pushed on the reactions of Van de Ven and Spence and if their response was acceptable, he added: “I feel that is among the small points. We now have Micky and Djed who’re doing all the things they’ll.
“They carry out very effectively up to now this season and everyone seems to be annoyed. We do issues otherwise, so I do not suppose it’s a massive drawback.”
After ending seventeenth within the Premier League final season, Spurs started Frank’s tenure with three wins and three clear sheets in 4 video games.
The Dane has repeatedly stated he needs to make Tottenham Hotspur Stadium “a fortress”, however the loss to Chelsea means Spurs have gained simply one in every of 5 dwelling video games underneath him.
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They haven’t gained back-to-back league video games since starting the season with wins towards Burnley and Manchester Metropolis, and have gained simply one in every of their previous 5 video games in all competitions because the October worldwide break.
Poor dwelling kind is a continuation of a pattern that began underneath Ange Postecoglou final season – Spurs have gained simply three of their previous 19 dwelling Premier League video games (4 attracts and 12 losses), with no present top-flight aspect profitable fewer dwelling matches since 10 November, 2024.
In actual fact, in England’s high 4 tiers, solely Southampton have gained fewer dwelling video games than Spurs on this interval.
“There will likely be extra questions of Thomas Frank after the sport,” former Premier League goalkeeper Rob Inexperienced stated on BBC Radio 5 Reside.
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“I do not suppose he’ll have realized something after that as a result of it was such an abject efficiency on the ball. They by no means gave themselves an opportunity. They by no means obtained higher. No sustained stress at house is simply not ok.”
Former Spurs midfielder Jamie Redknapp stated on Sky Sports activities that the defeat was “one of many worst performances I’ve seen from Tottenham”.
“That was as simple because it will get,” he added. “If that was a boxing match I might have stopped it. They by no means laid a glove on Chelsea. They made it really easy.”
Followers echoed his sentiments as they made their emotions clear, with boos ringing out on the full-time whistle.
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Frank stated he understood the frustration of supporters however requested for endurance whereas his aspect continues to develop.
“They [the fans] did all the things they may to again us in a recreation that we did not carry out effectively in. Chelsea have been higher than us on the day,” he stated.
“There is not any doubt, and I preserve saying it, that we’ve got a entrance 4 that’s new. We now have to construct along with brief turnarounds in video games. We’ll try this. I am not unsure that can occur.
“I feel each staff I’ve coached has scored lots of targets. It’ll occur once more sooner or later right here.”
Assault is not Frank’s solely concern – solely Wolves (4) have made extra errors resulting in opposition targets than Tottenham within the Premier League this season, who’ve made three together with Manchester United, Nottingham Forest & Fulham.
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Tottenham have two alternatives to make amends at dwelling within the subsequent week, with video games towards Copenhagen within the Champions League and Manchester United within the Premier League.
After an abysmal league marketing campaign final season, Frank has definitely introduced enchancment. However extra is required to enhance each outcomes and the temper in north London.
“I do not suppose I’ve been in a recreation the place we’ve got created that little,” Frank instructed BBC Sport after his aspect completed Saturday’s recreation with an xG score of 0.05.
“There’ll all the time be positives however in the meanwhile I am struggling to see it.”