Thomas Frank was pleased with the reaction he got from Tottenham despite the 5-3 defeat to PSG in the UEFA Champions League.
It was an eventful game in Paris, where Tottenham took the lead when Richarlison headed in from the goal line for his third goal in three games. Vitinha levelled with a stunning strike from outside the box which crashed in off the bar.
Randal Kolo Muani got his first goal in a Tottenham shirt before the European Champions turned it up a level.
Vitinha got his second to level it at 2-2 before Fabian Ruiz gave PSG the lead for the first time in the game.
Pacho fired home a fourth from a rebound off a corner before Kolo Muani gave Spurs a bit of hope with his second goal, but the Parisians killed the game off when Vitinha got his hat-trick from the penalty spot.
It was Spurs’ first Champions League defeat of this season and continued a poor run of form with one win in their last five games.
Despite the loss, Frank was happy with how his team performed in comparison to the North London Derby on Sunday.
“Pleased with the performance,” said Frank. “It was the reaction that I wanted from the players and from the team. We have been working very hard on that. The players, staff and I, to make sure we responded well, which is crucial after a bad performance.
“Today you saw more identity in the team that I want to create, more character, personality, aggressiveness, three things you need to have in a team, no matter how well you want to play, whatever formation and today we saw it which is what I am pleased with.
“Of course, it was up there where we could get something out of the game, whether that be a draw or a win, so that is frustrating to concede some goals.
“Strikers [Kolo Muani and Richarlison] scored two goals, the whole team performed well. Archie Gray looked very positive.
“We played against a decent team [in PSG].”
Frank later elaborated on Kolo Muani's performance, “Today you saw what we can hopefully expect, even two goals and an assist every game is probably too much, I would love to get that every game.
“As I said every time, he came in late and with no pre-season, not top-fit and had two set-backs, then also an issue with the jaw, which you also saw again today, so hopefully we can get more.