Frank, confident: “I know how to build a team at Tottenham” after defeat

Thomas Frank Confides in Rebuilding Tottenham

Tottenham coach Thomas Frank is optimistic and “1,000% sure” he can build a solid team, despite recent challenges. The team is preparing for a crucial match against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. The Spurs arrive in the French capital after a 4-1 defeat against Arsenal, their city rivals. This result adds to another unconvincing performance at home against Chelsea, which has generated criticism towards Frank’s management. Despite this, Wednesday’s Champions League match will be his twentieth game in charge of Tottenham.

Part of taking this job was facing these challenges. Of course, I would love to be here and have beaten Arsenal before facing Paris, but we lost and we lost badly. Part of this is managing those setbacks, learning from them, and moving forward.

Thomas Frank

Frank emphasized the importance of perseverance and learning in difficult times. He highlighted his confidence in his ability to build a successful team and club. In addition, he stressed the need to analyze how the team reacts to adversity, as the best teams manage to overcome these obstacles with determination. The coach also mentioned that the first few months have helped him get to know the team and each player better, information that he will use to find the winning formula with the right players on the field. In addition, he anticipates that the return of some players and the demand to play every three days represent a great challenge, but that he faces it with enthusiasm.

During an interview of almost 20 minutes at the Parc des Princes, Frank admitted that the analysis of the defeat against Arsenal was “difficult to watch” and revealed that two meetings have been held with the players to discuss the team’s reaction. He detailed that in 53 situations of “duels or divided balls”, Tottenham lost 36. If you don’t do that, which is the basics, it’s very difficult to win a football match. Frank considers the next match against PSG as an important challenge and is convinced that the team will put in a good performance. He took Luis Enrique as an example, who, after Kylian Mbappé’s departure, led PSG to European glory in a year, transforming the team with determined players who play for the team. Brennan Johnson of Tottenham is suspended for Wednesday’s match after receiving a red card in the victory against Copenhagen. In this match, the return of Wilson Odobert to the Parc des Princes is also noteworthy, where he spent five years in the PSG academy. Odobert, 20 years old, remembered when he was a ball boy at the Parc des Princes in 2019 and now feels motivated to perform at his best and contribute to his team.