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An improved Tottenham were unable to hold on as they surrendered two leads against European champions PSG and fell to a 5-3 defeat in the Champions League.

With a header that alone surpassed Spurs’ xG at the Emirates, Richarlison scored his third in as many games to give Thomas Frank’s side the initiative, while Randal Kolo Muani netted against his parent club as the visitors led on two occasions at the Parc des Princes.

However, a hat-trick from Vitinha inspired Luis Enrique’s side to turn on the style and inflict more misery on Spurs, who fall further away from a place in the top eight of the league phase.

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Pressure was on Frank to produce a similar performance to the one that saw them come agonisingly close to winning the UEFA Super Cup against the Parisians in August, especially off the back of their atrocious display in the north London derby, where they recorded a season low xG of 0.07.

After a stern defensive start, they were handed their reward as Djed Spence picked out Kolo Muani at the back post, with the striker able to head down to Richarlison to score from close range.

Vitinha scored his first of two stunners to level before the break, but Kolo Muani retook the lead for Spurs as he capitalised at a set piece to smash home a volley against his employer.

Spurs capitulated under the pressure though, with three goals in 11 minutes turning the game on its head. Vitinha produced another sumptuous solo effort to equalise, before Fabian Ruiz and Willian Pacho punished some poor defending to take a stranglehold of the game.

Kolo Muani halved the deficit with his well-worked second, but Vitinha would scored his hat-trick just five minutes later to ensure the points remained in Paris.

There was yet more late drama as substitute Lucas Hernandez was shown a red card upon a VAR review after elbowing Xavi Simon's face off the ball, but it ultimately had no bearing on the result.

Victory for PSG means they sit second with four wins from five in the Champions League league phase, while Tottenham drop down to 16th but just two points off the top eight.

'Spurs showed soul and character,' claims Frank

Despite the result Tottenham boss Frank believed his side showed promise after their defeat at Arsenal.

He told TNT Sports: "I'm very pleased with the performance. I liked the bounce-back from the last game.

"It was much more the identity of the team, the aggressiveness, the bravery, running, everything I was very pleased. The two strikers scoring three goals between them and Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall were really good.

"But you can't concede the two goals like we did if you want to here and Vitinha is the best midfielder in the world - he'll win the next Ballon d'Or.

"It was two completely different games - we saw much more of what I want. Today we competed. We saw a team with soul and character."

Gray: 'We can take positives into Fulham game'

Tottenham midfielder Archie Gray speaking to TNT Sports:

"We played against a top opponent tonight and they're the champions of Europe, not only the best team in Europe at the moment.

"There were some good moments for us that we can take into Fulham.

"We scored some goals, so we can definitely take them. Obviously, there are some things that we can work on, but like I said, they're a top, top team and there's always going to be moments against those teams that you're going to suffer a little bit. I think just learning how to suffer a little bit better for us is one of the things.

"In every aspect of the game, they're relentless in the way they play and they keep going and don't stop doing the things that they're doing.

"Obviously, they've got that individual class, especially when you see Dembele coming off the bench and Goncalo Ramos coming off the bench. They're a top team and there's things that we can learn from this game."

What's coming up for Tottenham?

An improved Tottenham were unable to hold on as they surrendered two leads against European champions PSG and fell to a 5-3 defeat in the Champions League.

With a header that alone surpassed Spurs’ xG at the Emirates, Richarlison scored his third in as many games to give Thomas Frank’s side the initiative, while Randal Kolo Muani netted against his parent club as the visitors led on two occasions at the Parc des Princes.

However, a hat-trick from Vitinha inspired Luis Enrique’s side to turn on the style and inflict more misery on Spurs, who fall further away from a place in the top eight of the league phase.

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Pressure was on Frank to produce a similar performance to the one that saw them come agonisingly close to winning the UEFA Super Cup against the Parisians in August, especially off the back of their atrocious display in the north London derby, where they recorded a season low xG of 0.07.

After a stern defensive start, they were handed their reward as Djed Spence picked out Kolo Muani at the back post, with the striker able to head down to Richarlison to score from close range.

Vitinha scored his first of two stunners to level before the break, but Kolo Muani retook the lead for Spurs as he capitalised at a set piece to smash home a volley against his employer.

Spurs capitulated under the pressure though, with three goals in 11 minutes turning the game on its head. Vitinha produced another sumptuous solo effort to equalise, before Fabian Ruiz and Willian Pacho punished some poor defending to take a stranglehold of the game.

Kolo Muani halved the deficit with his well-worked second, but Vitinha would scored his hat-trick just five minutes later to ensure the points remained in Paris.

There was yet more late drama as substitute Lucas Hernandez was shown a red card upon a VAR review after elbowing Xavi Simon's face off the ball, but it ultimately had no bearing on the result.

Victory for PSG means they sit second with four wins from five in the Champions League league phase, while Tottenham drop down to 16th but just two points off the top eight.

'Spurs showed soul and character,' claims Frank

Despite the result Tottenham boss Frank believed his side showed promise after their defeat at Arsenal.

He told TNT Sports: "I'm very pleased with the performance. I liked the bounce-back from the last game.

"It was much more the identity of the team, the aggressiveness, the bravery, running, everything I was very pleased. The two strikers scoring three goals between them and Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall were really good.

"But you can't concede the two goals like we did if you want to here and Vitinha is the best midfielder in the world - he'll win the next Ballon d'Or.

"It was two completely different games - we saw much more of what I want. Today we competed. We saw a team with soul and character."

Gray: 'We can take positives into Fulham game'

Tottenham midfielder Archie Gray speaking to TNT Sports:

"We played against a top opponent tonight and they're the champions of Europe, not only the best team in Europe at the moment.

"There were some good moments for us that we can take into Fulham.

"We scored some goals, so we can definitely take them. Obviously, there are some things that we can work on, but like I said, they're a top, top team and there's always going to be moments against those teams that you're going to suffer a little bit. I think just learning how to suffer a little bit better for us is one of the things.

"In every aspect of the game, they're relentless in the way they play and they keep going and don't stop doing the things that they're doing.

"Obviously, they've got that individual class, especially when you see Dembele coming off the bench and Goncalo Ramos coming off the bench. They're a top team and there's things that we can learn from this game."

What's coming up for Tottenham?

Aston Villa 0-0 Wolves

We are underway at Villa Park...

Tribute to McGinn

Sky Sports' Adam Bate at Villa Park:

"John McGinn recently made his 300th appearance for Aston Villa and the Holte End have unveiled a massive tifo honouring the hardworking midfielder. Big moment for a popular player, we'll see if it inspires the Villa captain today."

Teams are out!

Here we go then, the teams are on the pitch. It's West Midlands derby day in the Premier League.

Starting line-ups reminder

Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne, Kamara, Tielemans, McGinn, Buendia, Rogers, Malen.

Wolves: Johnstone, Mosquera, Agbadou, Toti, Tchatchoua, Andre, Joao Gomes, Moller Wolfe, Bellegarde, Arias, Strand Larsen.

Can Malen take his chance?

Sky Sports' Adam Bate at Villa Park:

"Really curious to see how Malen does this afternoon because there's been a growing feeling here that he deserves this opportunity ahead of Watkins. Now, he has to take it.

"Malen can play anywhere across the forward line but might not be seen as an out-and-out striker. However, his first goal here against Young Boys on Thursday was a header and he is showing signs of adapting to that responsibility.

"A home game against the bottom club is just about the best chance that he will get to prove that he deserves the nod. Watkins will be frustrated to miss out for this one but he is on the bench if needed."

Wolves' woe in stats

Wolves are winless in all 12 of their Premier League games this season, picking up just two points. It’s the third lowest points total 12 games into a season in English top-flight history after Manchester United in 1930-31 (0) and Sheffield United in 2020-21 (1).

Wolves are winless in their last 16 Premier League games (D3 L13), losing the last five in a row. It’s their longest winless run in the competition since a run of 17 between February 2012 and August 2018, with that run also containing the last time they lost six in a row in the same season (7 in March/April 2012).

Villa's threat from distance

Aston Villa have scored more goals from outside the box than any other side in the Premier League this season (8, including two direct free-kicks). Indeed, the Villans have netted more from distance than opponents Wolves have scored in total (7) so far this term.

Villa on the rise

Aston Villa have won six of their last seven Premier League games (L1), a run that saw them move from 18th to 4th in the Premier League table.

Hendrie: Wolves looking at bigger picture

Who will step up for Wolves?

No player has scored more than once for Wolves across their 12 games so far in the Premier League this season.

Rogers in form for Villa

Morgan Rogers has been involved in five goals in his last seven Premier League games for Aston Villa (3 goals, 2 assists). Last time out against Leeds, he scored his first ever brace in the competition, as well as scoring from his first ever attempt from a direct free-kick.

History favours Villa?

Aston Villa have won their last two home league games against Wolves, having won just one of their previous nine against them at Villa Park (D5 L3).

Wolves won just one of their 14 top-flight games against Aston Villa between 1980 and 2012 (7%).

However, since both teams have been back in the Premier League (2019), Wolves have won six of their 12 against the Villans (50%).

Last time out for Wolves

No European hangovers for Villa

Aston Villa have won all four of their Premier League games played immediately after playing in Europe in midweek this season, the only side with a 100% winning record so far.

Wolves change three

Yerson Mosquera is in for Ladislav Krejci in defence, while Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and Jhon Arias both return for Wolves as Marshall Munetsi and Tolu Arokodare drop to the bench.

Malen in for Watkins

Just the one change from the team that beat Leeds for Aston Villa and it is a significant one with Donyell Malen rewarded for his fine form with a start. Ollie Watkins drops to the bench.

Wolves team news

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The Women's Super League has apologised to Tottenham Hotspur for a remark made during the League Cup draw on Tuesday night.

The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals was held on the WSL's official TikTok page and conducted by personality GK Barry and her partner, Portsmouth midfielder Ella Rutherford.

The draw included some crude references, with GK Barry making a comment about Tottenham. She shouted, "What do you think of Tottenham?", a chant used by rival clubs, when she pulled their number out.

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The WSL have been in contact with Tottenham to discuss their concerns and has formally apologised.

GK Barry also pulled a ball out of the bag, dropped it back in by accident and then took it out again to be used as part of the draw.

An adjudicator from the WSL was present at the draw and is satisfied that the process was conducted fairly and correctly.

The WSL decided to make the draw on its official TikTok channel to try and do something different and to appeal to a diverse audience.

Sky Sports News understands learnings from the draw will be introduced in the future.

It's also understood that no other club has approached the WSL regarding concerns over the draw as things stand.

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Thomas Frank is under scrutiny after his defensive approach was obliterated by Arsenal in Sunday's north London derby. Spurs were so bad their head coach felt compelled to apologise. It has not been the start he or the club hoped for.

Spurs couldn't contain the hosts at the Emirates Stadium despite Frank switching to a back five, a decision which raised questions of his approach since taking over. The club needed a change from 'Angeball' but has Frank gone too far the other way?

"When you push a team too much into that glass half-empty mentality and style, it can really look ugly at the end of a match," said Gary Neville. "Tottenham have got to pick themselves up pretty quickly and work on an identity they are going to stick to."

This week's Between the Lines breaks down Frank's stylistic changes and the attacking issues giving Spurs fans cause for concern.

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Misfiring in ninth… and it could be worse

Richarlison's extraordinary goal could not mask the bluntness of Tottenham's offensive performance against Arsenal. They did not muster a single shot in the first half. Their three shots in the second period were worth a meagre 0.07 expected goals.

It was the lowest total by any side in a Premier League game all season, beating their previous low of 0.10 xG in their defeat to Chelsea only a few weeks ago and underlining, once again, their glaring lack of creativity and goal threat.

Spurs actually rank fourth for goals scored in the Premier League this season, with 20, but only thanks to a huge overperformance.

Their expected goal total is the fourth-lowest at 11.16. Only Burnley have had fewer shots. Spurs just aren't creating enough.

So what happens if their overperformance proves unsustainable, as tends to be the case when a team is defying the data?

"The worry for Spurs fans is it's not going to be what we've seen in terms of results at the start of the season, it's actually going to get a bit worse," said Jamie Carragher on Monday.

Sunday's defeat was their fourth of the season and left them ninth in the Premier League table, but underlying performance data suggests they are fortunate not to be a lot lower.

The Sky Sports expected table, based on our xG formula, has Spurs 14th, only three places higher than last season's record-low finishing position under Frank's predecessor Ange Postecoglou, with an expected points total of only 12 points from 12 games.

From one style extreme to another

There has been minimal improvement, in other words, despite Frank overseeing a radical change in style from Postecoglou.

Spurs are pressing much less than they were last season, registering fewer high turnovers and pressed sequences as they sit deeper.

Their numbers are also down for progressing the ball upfield, whether through fast breaks or build-up attacks, as Frank puts more emphasis on aerials and long passes. He has prioritised defence in his early months in charge but it is not an approach likely to win friends at a club famed for its attacking traditions.

Stylistically, Spurs have become more similar to Frank's former club Brentford. The Bees pressed more under Frank last season than Spurs are this term, but they profile similarly in terms of progress upfield, fast breaks and build-up attacks.

Recruitment and selection issues

From gung-ho under Postecoglou to overly cautious under Frank, Spurs have veered from one extreme to the other. So why is Frank finding it difficult to strike a balance?

Recruitment is one issue. Eberechi Eze gave Spurs a painful reminder of what they missed out on at the Emirates Stadium and Xavi Simons, the player they turned to after Eze slipped away from them, has so far struggled to make an impact.

The 22-year-old contributed a combined 17 goals and assists in a strong season for RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga last term but his numbers are down across the board at Spurs. He is struggling to adapt, not helped by Frank's preferences at the base of midfield.

He continues to pick Joao Palhinha and Rodrigo Bentancur together. It is a pairing intended to bring physicality and defensive solidity. But there was little evidence of that against Arsenal and their shortcomings on the ball have become a major issue.

Attacking players such as Simons have underperformed, undoubtedly, but they have also been left isolated by a lack of service from central midfielders Palhinha and Bentancur, who struggle to play forward and favour sideways and backwards passes.

While Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal rank highly for ball progression from central midfield this season, Spurs are at the other end of the scale, profiling more similarly to sides like West Ham, Sunderland, Brentford and Everton.

While seemingly devoted to pairing Palhinha and Bentancur together, Frank has implemented sweeping rotation elsewhere.

Spurs have made the third-most line-up changes in the Premier League this season, with 29. It is a policy intended to keep his squad fresh as Spurs juggle domestic and European commitments but, increasingly, there is a sense that it is contributing to inconsistent performances on the pitch.

injuries and the case for the defence

So what is the case for the defence for Frank?

First of all, he is only a few months into the job, having inherited a team that finished 17th in the Premier League last season.

Secondly, he has had to contend with serious injury problems. Spurs have lost more days to injury than any other Premier League side and their absentee lists includes vital attacking personnel.

Frank has not been able to call on either James Maddison or Dejan Kulusevski due to injuries, while striker Dominic Solanke has been limited to only 31 minutes in the Premier League.

Of their five highest scorers in all competitions last season, four, in Solanke, Maddison, Heung-Min Son and Kulusevski, have been unavailable either due to injury or, in Son's case, having left the club.

The hope for Spurs is that their form will improve once they get some of those attacking players back from injury.

But after Sunday's bruising north London derby defeat, Frank clearly has work to do to show his style can bring the club success.

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Liverpool supporters were left aggrieved on Saturday as a grey area in the offside rule hit them for a second game in a row - adding weight to the argument that officials must bring clarity to their decision-making in such situations.

Nottingham Forest scored a controversial goal at Anfield just 13 days after Arne Slot's side had seen a Virgil van Dijk header at Man City disallowed in similar circumstances.

The issue of how officials interpret whether a player is impacting an opponent when stood in front of or near a goalkeeper was again on the agenda on Sunday, when Eberechi Eze converted Arsenal's second against Tottenham with Guglielmo Vicario seemingly unsighted by both Leandro Trossard and Martin Zubimendi.

Liverpool lost both matches 3-0 and Tottenham were beaten 4-1 at Arsenal - but with the incidents coming at crucial moments in each game, Reds boss Arne Slot and Spurs head coach Thomas Frank can point to inconsistency costing their teams.

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John L: "If you are in an offside position in the penalty area, you are offside. Even if you are not interfering with play. Outside the box if you are not interfering with play, play on. Then we won't have these different decisions."

Tarquin: "Anyone in an offside position is offside! Regardless of where you are. As Brian Clough once said, if you're not interfering with play, what are you doing on the pitch?"

Jim: "VAR shouldn't get involved at all. On-field decisions only. It's been de-skilling the officials since it came in. There was never this much controversy without it."

Chris: "If you're offside in the six-yard box, you're offside. That close to goal you are interfering with play just by being there. Also, in general, just use the players feet for the offside lines. If they lean, they lean."

AF: "Any player that is within the frame of the goal should be deemed active whether he touches the ball or not therefore its upon the player to stay in an onside position. That would solve the "grey area"

Robloves: "Post to post to ball is a clear triangle - any opposing player in an offside position within that triangle, regardless of line of sight, should be offside."

Jake: "Have we thought at all that the rule isn't the issue? Subjectivity is fine as long as the outcome is consistent, but they allowed two clearly offside goals and disallowed a clearly onside goal."

The official line on these situations

Speaking about Van Dijk's disallowed goal at Man City - when Andy Robertson was deemed to have impacted goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma from an offside position - PGMOL boss Howard Webb said:

"The officials have to make a judgement, did that clear action impact on the goalkeeper and his ability to save the ball? That's where the subjectivity comes into play."

He went on to say "it's not unreasonable to understand why [the officials] would form that conclusion when the player is so close to the goalkeeper, the ball is coming right towards him and he has to duck to get out of the way."

Dan Ndoye adjusted his body position to avoid Murillo's shot from an offside position on Saturday but a statement from the Premier League Match Centre said Ndoye "was not in the line of vision of [Liverpool goalkeeper] Alisson and did not make an action that impacted an opponent."

On Eze's goal against Tottenham, when both Trossard and Zubimendi were in front of their team-mate and beyond the Tottenham defence, the Premier League Match Centre said: "it [was] deemed that there were no Arsenal players in the line of vision of the goalkeeper, and they made no movement to impact an opponent while in an offside position."

Discussing the Arsenal goal on Ref Watch, pundit Jay Bothroyd said: "That's probably the worst decision. They are directly in the keeper's eyeline. When I saw that, straight away I said that would be offside."

Have officials adapted their approach after Van Dijk's disallowed goal?

Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher suggested on Ref Watch officials may have adapted their approach to such situations, following the scrutiny of Van Dijk's disallowed goal at Man City.

"Last week it was said the Liverpool goal should have been a goal," he said. "This week two have been given as goals. You could say everyone has looked and learnt.

"They haven't been inconsistent. They have actually recognised and thought in this situation the more acceptable situation is a goal.

"They have actually given people what they want."

There has been no official statement from PGMOL or Webb to say referees have been instructed to approach these situations differently.

However, Gallagher says clarification to the rules is now required.

"The grey area for this kind of incident is too wide. We are at the behest of the officials on the day.

"It's so subjective and it is too loose. There is no defining barriers like handball.

"If you tighten this up, people might not like it, but we'd accept it. At the moment, people are saying this has happened to our team this week and this has happened to our team this week.

"Liverpool feel aggrieved at both decisions."

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Tottenham boss Thomas Frank has apologised to fans for their dismal 4-1 defeat at Arsenal, as Spurs goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario admitted they showed no fight against their north London rivals.

Spurs' wretched loss saw them produce the lowest expected goals by any team in a Premier League match so far this season, with their 0.07 xG surpassing their previous record-low of 0.12 xG registered in their 1-0 home defeat to Chelsea at the start of November.

Just 22 days on, Spurs slumped to another abysmal defeat as they slipped to ninth in the table, having won just three of their last 11 games in all competitions.

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The meek defeat at the home of their local rivals was labelled "embarrassing" by ex-Spurs striker Les Ferdinand, forcing Frank to say sorry to the club's fans.

The Dane told Sky Sports: "It's extremely painful. It was a bad performance and completely the opposite of what the intention was before we came here.

"We can only apologise to the fans for this performance.

"No matter if the team went to play a bit short, they got on top of that, and we couldn't get out.

"They were stronger in the duels and we couldn't get out of those duels. When it went long, with the duels and second balls, we didn't win enough of those.

"On the day, a bad performance that we lost.

"I've seen a lot of fight and character in this team [in the past] but one big thing we didn't do well enough was winning the duels.

"We can call that whatever we want to call it, but we didn't win enough duels."

He added in his post-match press conference: "It's fair to say that we are very disappointed and unhappy with the performance today. I don't want to run away from that.

"As I said, I apologise to the fans. I think it's also fair to say where we're coming from - we finished 17th last year, and we're trying to build something, which today didn't look like we tried to build something."

Vicario: We didn't fight

Spurs suffered a fourth successive defeat against Arsenal, with the Gunners' 4-1 win their joint-biggest Premier League victory over them.

Vicario, a member of Tottenham's leadership group under Frank, also apologised to fans and criticised the team's fight in the loss as they now turn their attentions to another tough task, as they visit Champions League holders Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday.

"It was a very bad night for us," the Italian told Sky Sports. "First of all, we have to apologise to the people that support us and travel, to expect to watch a fight because as a collective, we didn't fight.

"That's not negotiable to compete in a football match, especially at this level.

"But now is a tough night, it's a very bad defeat, but we have to stick together because we know what we have to address.

"We have another big night on Wednesday. We have to stick together and believe in ourselves because tonight we didn't show anything that we're normally capable of.

"I know the emotions are high when you lose a derby like that, but we need to have cool heads."

Ferdinand agreed with Vicario over the lack of grit shown in the defeat.

He said: "It wasn't a five-star performance from Arsenal. The scoreline was five-star, but there was no fight. Arsenal didn't get out of third gear.

"You expect a little bit of spark. Arsenal have got three players who haven't played in a north London derby before. Tottenham probably had one. But there was nothing.

"At the start of the week, I was thinking about this game. Nothing the players did out there felt like a north London derby."

Frank's tactics in spotlight

Frank opted to play a 5-4-1 system at Arsenal, but it backfired as the home side dominated the first half, scoring twice, while Spurs failed to have a shot at goal.

It led Frank to change to a 4-2-3-1 system at half-time, but Arsenal's hat-trick hero Eberechi Eze scored his second just 35 seconds after the restart.

Asked whether he got his tactics wrong at his post-match press conference, Frank said: "I always take full responsibility. So the full responsibility will always be on me. Today, when we didn't perform, I picked a team that played 5-4-1.

"I changed it at half-time. Very, very clever. One minute into it, they scored to make it 3-0, and then the rest is history after that.

"What I would say is that no matter if you played one or another system, we needed to be more aggressive and be better than the duels - that doesn't matter what system.

"But I take the responsibility for everything today."

Jamie Carragher believes ex-Brentford boss Frank needs to be more positive if he is to be a success at Spurs.

He told Sky Sports: "The one negative so far under Thomas Frank is can he go from being a pragmatic coach and trying to make it difficult for the opposition, as he tried to do here, to more about how are they going score? How are they going to win a game?

"I can keep going back to the underlying numbers and the xG. It's very low.

"Even after watching the first five minutes of the game you're thinking 'what are Tottenham going to do here to hurt Arsenal?'

"That is the problem with every manager making a jump to a top team. You've got to have more than just trying to stop the opposition. That's not having a go at Thomas Frank. The top managers are there for a reason.

"They are special, they are elite. It's because they can coach teams to be difficult to beat at times, but also they can coach teams to win games. That is the big difference. If you don't get that right, you won't be in a job that long."

Neville: It could have been more embarrassing

Sky Sports' Gary Neville on Spurs:

"Spurs are going to get a lot of criticism off the back of this game. There is a lot of love for Thomas Frank and all of us want him to do well.

"But that first half does need some discussion. I've played against teams where they've come out to play and forgotten they are playing football. They just play one part, which is just to stop the other team by playing deep.

"Spurs had no idea how to get from front to back. If you're playing like that you have to win, because it looks really ugly if it doesn't come off. That's why you see Thomas Frank go more progressive at half-time.

"They looked like a team who had worked on how to stop the opposition and had forgotten about winning the game. When you push a team too much into that glass-half-empty mentality, it can really look ugly.

"It could have been worse and more embarrassing. They have to work on an identity they are going to stick to. They had no idea how to play through the thirds of the pitch, no pattern of how to play. That's got to be worked on."