Frank defends Tottenham display after frustrating draw

Thomas Frank defended Tottenham‘s efficiency towards Burnley after they wanted a late Cristian Romero purpose to salvage a 2-2 draw at Turf Moor.

After easing a few of the stress on Frank with a win over Borussia Dortmund within the Champions League in midweek, it was a well-known story for Tottenham within the Premier League as they endured extra frustration.

Micky van de Ven fired Tottenham right into a Thirty eighth-minute lead, just for Axel Tuanzebe to stage on the stroke of half-time.

Lyle Foster accomplished the turnaround for relegation-threatened Burnley 14 minutes from the top of regular time, however late Spurs stress instructed as Romero’s Ninetieth-minute header sealed a share of the spoils.

Spurs are simply eight factors above the underside three, with the identical margin separating them from the Champions League locations, illustrating the dearth of progress domestically below Frank.

Tottenham followers made their emotions clear after the sport with chants demanding the top of his time in cost.

However Frank was defiant, telling a press convention: “I don’t suppose it was a nasty efficiency. It was perhaps not the consequence we hoped for. I feel the efficiency, in case you have a look at it all through the sport, particularly the primary half, was good. The way in which we ended the sport, good. Common second half, which you’ve seen many occasions.

“Then sadly it lacked with two moments the place we didn’t defend it effectively sufficient. That’s what we’re working very, very exhausting on, to attempt to get on high of. Whereas we’re combating with every part we will to carry out within the Champions League and Premier League. That’s the way in which it’s.”

Frank: Tottenham did greater than sufficient to win

Hammering dwelling his level, Frank highlighted the efficiency of Burnley goalkeeper, who made 9 saves in making certain the Clarets claimed a degree, if not the win that has eluded them for 14 successive Premier League matches.

“Dubravka was Man of the Match, he was that for a cause. Which means we did a number of issues proper offensively. I feel we got here right here, took a few of the confidence from the sport towards Dortmund into the sport. I feel first half we have been good. I feel really we have been superb, dominating the sport, on high of the sport, scoring 1-0 purpose, creating a number of possibilities, alternatives, may have achieved the 2-0, kind of if not out of sight, then undoubtedly in an excellent option to attempt to win a soccer match.

“We give nothing away first half, besides a purpose on the finish of the primary half, that we will by no means, ever, ever concede that purpose. As a result of it simply modified a bit bit the momentum going into half-time.

“Then the second half, we’re popping out, we’re not as dominant. However I nonetheless suppose we’re okay on high. We’ve obtained a giant likelihood for Dominic Solanke to go 2-1 up. After which we concede one other purpose that we will by no means, ever, ever concede. That makes it troublesome for us.

“However massive reward to the gamers for exhibiting the character and operating energy and will-power to maintain going. And we created massive possibilities to match, to Xavi [Simons] and I feel there was yet one more. After which the purpose.

“So we did greater than sufficient to get the equaliser. And over the sport I feel did greater than sufficient to win it. However sadly not.”

Requested for his message to the disgruntled followers, Frank stated: “I feel the message to the followers, as I’ve stated the entire time, is that we’re working very exhausting to verify every part goes in the proper route and we’ll preserve doing that.”