Thomas Frank insists he feels the help of the Tottenham board regardless of mounting strain on his job as head coach.
Frank revealed he had lunch with an important parts of the Spurs management on Monday within the wake of Saturday’s poisonous 2-1 dwelling defeat to relegation-threatened West Ham.
Sky Sports activities Information revealed on Monday that Frank can be given Tuesday’s Champions League sport in opposition to Borussia Dortmund after conferences had been held at board degree over his future.
The Spurs hierarchy are believed to be all choices after followers booed Frank and sung chants of ‘sacked within the morning’ at him, however the Dane is adamant that he’s on the identical web page as his employers.
“I’ve just been feeling the trust along the way. I’ve said that every press meeting, that there’s backing and support,” he mentioned.
“I had lunch with Nick [Beucher] and Vinai [Venkatesham, CEO] and Johan [Lange, sporting director] at this time, so all good.
“I do know it is a part of the media circus and the one focus I’ve is to do all the pieces I can for us to win in opposition to Dortmund.
“I’ve said many times and I’ll say it again, as long as we win football matches and make sure we win enough of them, then everyone will support us.
“It isn’t about me, it is about supporting the staff, supporting the gamers.”
Spurs right down to 11 senior gamers vs Dortmund
Frank admits he won’t be able to win over each Spurs fan after he was booed and topic to chants of ‘sacked within the morning’ after dropping to rivals West Ham.
Strain is mounting on Frank and he takes a depleted aspect into the sport in opposition to Dortmund with solely 11 senior gamers out there for choice for his or her penultimate Champions League league part fixture.
Spurs then journey to Nineteenth-placed Burnley within the Premier League on Saturday, however there was no closing choice remodeled Frank’s future.
“I think you can say, in this game, you always need to show resilience,” Frank mentioned.
“I listened to something the other day where the three biggest things in showing resilience is one, you have good values. I see myself as a guy that has pretty good values.
“Two, actuality – and actuality is that one in 5 usually do not such as you, it doesn’t matter what you do. One in 5 love you, it doesn’t matter what you do. Then there’s the three in 5 that, when you behave properly, are respectful, present integrity, do your greatest, usually they’re swayed.
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Tottenham followers boo Thomas Frank at full-time as Spurs hunch to their third straight defeat.
“So, no matter what you do, the reality is someone will not like you.
“The final bit, have perspective in life, which I’ve in abundance. I hold doing what I do, what I consider in.
“If your back is against the wall, you fight and that’s what I do. I’m energetic, I fight.
“It is about retaining the noise out, staying calm, carrying on. Have a look at the performances, look if the gamers are nonetheless working, working onerous.
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After dropping 2-1 at dwelling to London rivals West Ham, Tim Sherwood questions whether or not Tottenham may sack Thomas Frank.
“In the last three games where we are down at half-time, how they come out and respond is a massive thing. They responded fantastic and we should’ve got more out of it.
“Generally, it is simply soccer. That occurs if you find yourself in that spell.
“Are you still working hard? Are you still trying hard? Are you still believing? I see signs of that very clearly in every game.
“Then, after all, even the perfect coach on the planet – Pep Guardiola – says I am nothing with out my gamers. I am nothing with out the perfect gamers out there – and I feel it is truthful to say, they have not been out there sufficient on the identical time.
“That makes it a little bit more tricky, but no problem. I’m happy to take the blame, as long as everyone supports the players.”
Solanke to interchange Tel in Champions League squad
One participant who Frank will likely be hoping helps flip issues round in opposition to Dortmund is Dominic Solanke, who he confirmed has returned to the Spurs Champions League squad instead of Mathys Tel.
Article 31.14 c of UEFA’s guidelines and laws state {that a} staff can usher in a squad substitute if a participant has been unwell or injured for 60 days.
Tel changed Solanke within the squad for the sport in opposition to Slavia Prague in December, however per UEFA guidelines, Solanke can now return to the squad instead of Tel, however no different Spurs participant.
Talking in regards to the state of affairs on Monday afternoon, Frank mentioned: “I made the decision. That was not a nice decision to have to make. Unfortunately, that’s football, so you have to make the decision.
“The way in which the foundations are, the one possibility was it was both Dom or Mathys within the squad and I selected Dom.
“I think Mathys has done very well in the last couple of games and that’s the crazy thing; if I could pick from all the players that are fit, he would start tomorrow.
“However I may solely selected between the 2 of them and now he’s out of the squad, in order that’s a tricky one to take for Mathys.
“When it rains, it pours.”
Followers have turned on Frank however he believes he can win them again
Sky Sports activities Information’ Jamie Weir:
“Frank appears assured that he nonetheless has the total backing of the hierarchy.
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Thomas Frank admits ‘it is hurting a lot’ as Tottenham’s latest poor run continued with a 2-1 dwelling defeat in opposition to struggling West Ham.
“He was pressed on the lunch and whether he was given reassurances that he would still be in a job beyond tomorrow night against Borussia Dortmund and he didn’t really say yes.
“He does appear extremely assured that they’ve an aligned imaginative and prescient and he will likely be given time to show it round at Tottenham. He’s a person underneath strain in the mean time.
“History would tell you it is very difficult to come back from that [boos after full-time]. In the past, when the fans turn at any club, it is very difficult to win the fans back around.
“It’s changing into a daily incidence that gamers are getting booed off at half-time and full-time. He appears assured they will flip issues round. It’s clear that the followers, lots of them have turned on Thomas Frank.
“He is still optimistic that if results turn around, the fans will too.”
