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Thomas Frank admitted he was ‘massively hurt’ to have managed Tottenham’s lowest-ever expected-goals total in a Premier League game, adding he understood why his own players in Djed Spence and Micky van de Ven gave him the cold shoulder after full-time.

Speaking to us afterwards, Thomas reflected: “First and foremost, I think Chelsea performed very well. We were the second-best team today. There's no two ways about that. It was bad performance.

Tottenham Hotspur have set their sights on two top-class attackers and are ready to break the bank to bring them through the door in January.

Tottenham Hotspur 0 Chelsea 1: Djed Spence and Micky van de Ven refuse to applaud fans after hosts are throttled on their own turf by Enzo Maresca’s dynamic side

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LONDON -- Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank has played down an apparent show of dissent from Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence as he lamented the worst attacking display of his managerial career.

Toothless Spurs record lowest-ever xG and heavily booed on dismal evening as dreadful home form continues

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Tottenham remain third in the Premier League but the frustration among the fans was clear, with the players booed off at half-time and full-time, and particular anger raining down from the UK's largest single-tier stand, the 17,500-capacity South Stand.

Thomas Frank admits the reaction from some Spurs supporters towards his side’s 1-0 defeat to Chelsea was “painful”.

Many of the home fans booed their team at the final whistle after a drab 1-0 defeat to their London rivals in which Spurs struggled to create any real chances.