Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank got a great start to Sunday’s home Premier League match versus Aston Villa.
Unfortunately, Rodrigo Bentancur’s sixth-minute goal was the only fine finish they’d see as Spurs could not convert their chances and ultimately lost 2-1 to the visiting Villans.
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Spurs were poor up top despite some strong periods of possession and threat, and Villa’s changes put the visitors in line for their equalizer and winner.
How did Thomas Frank react? Read on...
Thomas Frank reaction: Spurs boss on Cristian Romero injury, blown lead, home loss to Villa
Thoughts on the game? “It was exactly the game I expected it to be. Very tight between two good teams. I think overall it could’ve gone either way and a draw would’ve been a fair result. They scored two goals from outside of the box in moments where you cannot expect them to score — two goals from almost nothing. We could not do that. I think overall actually the performance was very good against a good team.”
Cristian Romero injury update: “Minor, minor adductor I think. He had been feeling it a little bit the last few days. He was supposed to be fine, he wasn’t. I think it will not be big.”
Difference in game? “We started well with good intensity. We had maybe four or five very good transition moments where we need to get something and we didn’t. Villa scored out of nothing and that was the difference.”