Thomas Frank, the manager of Tottenham, claims that Djed Spence and Micky van de Ven apologized to him after the pair snubbed him after Chelsea beat them.
After allowing his players to run around the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in a 1-0 loss on Saturday, Frank offered an encouraging gesture of appreciation.
However, as fans booed the players off the field, cameras caught Van de Ven and Spence disregarding their manager and instead plunged straight into the darkness.
In a Monday press conference, Frank stated, “Micky and Djed came into my office yesterday and just said they wanted to apologize for the situation.”
“They didn’t want it to look bad,” they said, noting any false information that exists in today’s media.
Therefore, neither I nor the team were disrespected at all. They simply resent our performance and the booing that occurred during the game.
Some fans and pundits have criticized Van de Ven and Spence’s behavior, while others have suggested that it was exaggerated.
Frank, 52, added that he is pleased that his players have reached out to him to stop the conflict from getting worse.
Of course, I would have had to inquire about the circumstances in which they are employed. What are their feelings, and why do they do it? Because everyone has a perception, he said.
“Whether it was because their mother wasn’t well, they disliked the head coach, or they were irritated by the result, or whatever.
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When Frank was asked about the incident following the game, he responded that he understood the “frustration” of his players and that it was a “small issue.”
However, the issue has also led to a change in fan sentiment and a run of doubts.
Spurs are understood to be satisfied that Frank was not hurt, but rather a result of frustration with the way things had changed and the amount of negativity that had been generated by fans at their home stadium over the past few weeks.
Since winning 3-0 over Burnley on the opening day of the season, Frank’s side have not won at home in the Premier League.
Between former manager Ange Postecoglou and current owner Frank, they have only three victories in their last 19 games at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (four draws and 12 losses).
Only Southampton and Spurs have won fewer home games than Spurs during this time in England’s top four divisions.
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It could be better if we had more support from the stands.
Spurs currently sit fifth in the Premier League and, despite having five victories to date, are generally having a good season.
Fans are concerned about a similar turn from last season, which they also did well last year, winning five of their ten matches, the same as this campaign, before coming up 17th under Postecoglou.
Since beginning the season with victories against Burnley and Manchester City, Spurs have only won one of their last five games in all competitions since the October international break. They have not won back-to-back league games.
Fans have booed their frustration, and Frank claimed that the criticism of subpar performances during the match is unhelpful.
“The first 30 minutes were fantastic, in my opinion. He said, “It’s more than fair enough to boo us if we perform poorly and then lose a game after the game,” he said.
“But we need a little assistance when things aren’t going our way,” he continued. They might turn things around.
” We were down 1-0. The final 15 minutes allow them to cross the line. What a feeling if we could have gotten it back to 1-1! At the conclusion of a long season, that could be the difference.
Guglielmo Vicario, the manager, concurred, saying, “We cannot control it, but it could be better if we had more assistance from the stands.”
Everyone was obviously extremely disappointed because we had lost a London derby at the end.
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