One feeble performance at a time, Tottenham Hotspur are slipping and sliding their way into the Premier League’s relegation race — Thomas Frank’s side’s latest episode in a 2-1 defeat to Newcastle on Tuesday.
SPURS 1-2 NEWCASTLE — Video highlights & recap
Below is the latest Thomas Frank reaction, speaking after his side suffered its seventh home defeat this season (in 13 PL games). Only Wolves, West Ham and Burnley — the three sides currently occupying the relegation zone — have lost as many (or more) games at home, though Spurs appear dead set on giving them a run for their money, and their place in the Premier League.
Thomas Frank reaction — What did Spurs boss say after latest loss to Newcastle?
On whether or not his job is in question: “I’m convinced I will still be in charge [for the Arsenal game]. I understand the question and [it’s] easy to point to me, but it’s about the whole club.”
On if he is the right man for the job: “One-thousand percent sure, and I’m one-thousand percent sure I thought we would be doing better. There’s been a few before me up here at Tottenham and at other clubs that have lost their head, but we need to stick together and keep a calm head.”
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“I understand the frustration and the easiest thing is to point at me. That’s part of the job unfortunately. I will work day and night to turn this around but it is not just one person. There is no doubt we need to improve and I need to be part of that.”
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“I think the players gave everything out there. I think Newcastle were better than us overall in the first half, and I think we came back second half, equalized, and after that equalizer … and then we concede the 2-1 and didn’t have enough to come back into the game.”
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Should the performances be better, despite all the factors at play? “I understand why you ask the question. I think it’s fair to say we are a little bit hit by injuries — we had 11 players out and we got another one [Wilson Odobert] after 30 minutes — and I think it’s fair to say Newcastle also have a more well-built squad over the last years, so that was not a top combination. But, even with that, we had an opportunity to get something out of the game which we didn’t take.”
