Gary O’Neil believes that Tottenham are missing one important aspect of their play under Thomas Frank, and the Spurs boss agrees with the assessment.
Many pundits predicted that Tottenham would brutalise Wolves on Saturday, given the form that the two sides were coming into the game in.
However, Wolves instead managed to execute their game plan perfectly, limit Tottenham Hotspur to a few chances, and almost emerge with all three points.
In the end, the home side needed a late screamer from Joao Palhinha to salvage a point and avoid another embarrassing home loss.
Thomas Frank agrees that Tottenham need to be better in attack
Speaking after the game, Gary O’Neil pointed out that under Frank, the Lilywhites have only been able to click when coming up against teams who look to take the game to them.
The pundit pointed out that against both Wolves and Bournemouth at home, Tottenham were simply not able to break down low blocks and create chances.
The former Wolves boss told Sky Sports (27/09/25): “The part I struggle with is that they didn’t deserve to [win] in any way. I’ve seen them twice at home this season, and in both games the onus is meant to be on them against Bournemouth and Wolves. But they struggled in both. Their good performances have come against PSG and Manchester City when they have had to defend and be without the ball.
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“So I think there’s a lot of improvement needed at Spurs if they’re going to be challenging at the top end of the table this year. Teams are going to come and frustrate, and they need to produce more quality than they did this evening.”
Frank told BBC Sport (27/09/25) following his side’s 1-1 draw: “We needed something special, and we got that. I think the foundation is in a good place. Defending well. Working hard, running hard. The offensive part of it is the thing we have to add layers to. I’d have loved us to do more today. That’s part of the development.”
O’Neil backs Frank to sort out Tottenham’s issues in attack
Despite his criticism of the North Londoners, O’Neil is confident that it is only a matter of time before they click as an attacking force. He backed Frank to come up with solutions to the problems that his side his facing in breaking down low-blocks.
The 42-year-old added: “I have no doubt that Thomas will get this Spurs team where he wants it. It’s still very early in his tenure. They shipped a lot of goals and chances last season.
“He’s rectified that, they don’t concede as many chances. Now, having played Bournemouth and Wolves at home, now we need to add another layer to it and be more attacking.”