Thomas Frank has revealed the message he delivered to the Tottenham players in the dressing room after the Lilywhites fell to a 1-0 defeat to Chelsea.
Tottenham Hotspur delivered their poorest display of the season yet on Saturday, and it was certainly not the game for that, with Chelsea easing to a win in the London derby.
Spurs recorded an xG of just 0.05 against the Blues, which is the lowest the North London club have ever registered in a Premier League game.
It was an indefensible performance, and the full-time whistle was greeted with loud boos from the home faithful.
Thomas Frank reveals what he told the Tottenham players after the latest defeat
In his post-match press conference, Frank admitted that the performance from his side hurt massively, confessing that no team he has managed has ever had as few chances in a game as the Lilywhites did yesterday.
The Tottenham boss’s message to his players after the debacle was very simple, with the 52-year-old admitting to his troops that they came up against a better side.
When asked what he told his players in the dressing room after the defeat to Chelsea, Frank said (via Football.London): “Today I said very little because we were all frustrated with the performance and the loss. We felt the pain of the supporters. Hate losing.
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“I just said ‘we met a better team today, I won’t say much, just make sure we stick together in bad times and good times, see you tomorrow’.”
Is Frank starting to lose the Spurs dressing room?
There were some controversial scenes after the game, with Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence completely ignoring Frank on their way to the changing room.
The Spurs boss played down the snub by Van de Ven and Spence, insisting that he understood the frustration of the players.
However, it was perhaps significant as it is the first crack we have seen under the new regime and suggests that the players and the coaching staff may not entirely be on the same page.