Thomas Frank spoke to the assembled press on Monday afternoon amid ongoing talk regarding his future as Tottenham boss.
Frank looked to be on the verge of being sacked by Tottenham at the weekend after another disappointing display and result.
Tottenham were beaten 2-1 by strugglers West Ham at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in another example of why Frank is not cut out for the job.
However, Frank spoke at his Tottenham press conference as planned on Monday afternoon to look ahead to Tuesday’s Champions League clash with Borussia Dortmund.
Thomas Frank reacts to Tottenham sack talk
Reports emerged on Sunday that Spurs would give Frank the Dortmund game at the very least, but his future still remains incredibly unclear.
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Even a victory in that game may not be enough to save the Dane, who was only appointed as Ange Postecoglou’s replacement in the summer.
Spurs have no replacements lined up for Frank, but that cannot get in the way of sacking the former Brentford boss.
Frank was inevitably asked about all the talk surrounding his future at his press conference.
“I’ve just been feeling the trust along the way,” Frank said. “I’ve said that every press meeting. I had lunch with Nick [Montgomery], Johan [Lange] and Vinai [Venkatesham] today and all good.
“I know it’s all part of the media circus and the only thing I can do is focus on the Borussia Dortmund game.“
“I haven’t heard anything like that in football where someone says ‘hey mate, if you win tomorrow no problem, if you lose tomorrow no problem’.
“It was a conversation about life and football. All I would say is if there’s a storm or bad weather people normally run away, they’re not being friendly and having lunch.“
Frank revealing talks with Venkatesham among others, and that all is good, will certainly not go down too well with angry Spurs fans who want him gone.
Frank unable to use player he wanted to start vs Dortmund – here’s why
Frank also confirmed at his press conference that he has brought Dominic Solanke back into Spurs’ Champions League squad in place of Mathys Tel.
As per UEFA rules, Frank had to choose between the two as Tel replaced the injured Solanke in Spurs’ European squad before Christmas.
Now that Solanke is back, Frank has opted to go with the England international.
However, Frank also admitted Tel would have started against Dortmund had it not been for this rule.
Joao Palhinha has also been ruled out, meanwhile, so the problems continue to pile up for under-pressure Frank.