Thomas Frank has defended himself after an image emerged of the Tottenham supervisor holding an Arsenal-branded espresso cup earlier than Spurs’ defeat by Bournemouth on the Vitality Stadium on Wednesday night.
Frank walked across the pitch earlier than kick-off holding the cup, which displayed the membership crest of Tottenham’s bitter north London rivals.
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Leaders Arsenal have been the earlier guests to the Vitality Stadium, having celebrated on the floor on Saturday.
“I positively didn’t discover it,” Frank stated of the cup. “I feel it’s truthful to say we’re not successful each single soccer match so it will be completely, fully silly of me to take a cup with Arsenal’s (emblem on).
“They’ve been within the altering room the sport earlier than us. It’s regular to take a cup, give me an espresso, I try this earlier than each recreation, so I feel truly it’s slightly bit unhappy in soccer that I should be requested a query about that.
“We’re positively going within the mistaken path if we should be fear about me having a cup with a emblem of one other membership. After all I might by no means try this. That’s extraordinarily silly.”
Frank was pictured holding the offending espresso cup earlier than kick-off (Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)
The Dane’s unlucky gaffe sparked outrage amongst sections of Spurs’ disgruntled fanbase after photos circulated on social media. Additional stress was piled on Frank as Antoine Semenyo bid a possible farewell to Bournemouth by firing house a .
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Joao Palhinha’s bicycle kick regarded set to earn Frank a reprieve after first-half targets from Bournemouth duo Evanilson and Junior Kroupi overturned Mathys Tel’s early opener. However Cherries star Semenyo, who’s on the verge of a £65m transfer to Manchester Metropolis, smashed house his tenth purpose of the season within the fifth minute of added time.
The loss left Tottenham with simply two wins from their final 12 top-flight video games and prompted heated exchanges between travelling followers and gamers at full-time.
“I feel it’s truthful to say everybody concerned in Tottenham, it’s a tricky one to take at present,” stated Frank. “Hopefully everybody can see how onerous we labored to get the whole lot in the fitting path.
“Total the efficiency was good, particularly the second half, in a recreation the place we deserved to get extra. That’s extraordinarily painful to be a part of, so in fact persons are pissed off – that’s pure. It’s very powerful to take a seat right here proper now and we haven’t bought something out of total a superb efficiency.”
extra reporting by PA