North London derby, Tottenham and Thomas Frank
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Thomas Frank defended his tactical set-up in the 4-1 defeat to north London rivals Arsenal.The Spurs boss brought in Kevin Danso as an extra central defender, in place of a midfielder, before then
Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario says his side have to apologise to the club’s supporters for their lack of “fight” during Sunday’s 4-1 defeat against Arsenal.
To dare is to do’ screams the Tottenham Hotspur motto. This was more like to scare than to dare as Eberechi Eze made Thomas Frank pay for his negative tactics to send rampant Arsenal six points
The Danish coach jokingly described the ex-Brentford pairing of Christian Nørgaard and David Raya in the Arsenal squad as a pair of “traitors” who joined the “wrong club” while also laughing off the tense topic of Eberechi Eze following his summer snub of Spurs.
Thomas Frank says Tottenham's 4-1 drubbing at the hands of Arsenal was the "complete opposite" of what he had intended for this north London derby. Eberechi Eze grabbed a hat-trick in a very one-sided encounter at Emirates Stadium on Sunday,
Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank admits the upcoming north London derby could be a madhouse, suggesting the encounter will be more chaotic than he would ordinarily prefer. The Gunners will return to league action against their bitter rivals on Sunday,
Tottenham Hotspur record the lowest expected goals figure (0.07 xG) by any team in the Premier League this season when they lost 4-1 against Arsenal on Sunday. The Emirates was the staging ground for the first North London derby of the season, and Thomas Frank 's Spurs side were humiliated by their London rivals.
Thomas Frank now knows exactly who Eberechi Eze is. On Sunday, Eze faced Tottenham Hotspur for the first time as an Arsenal player and scored three goals as the Gunners easily claimed the latest edition of the North London Derby by a 4-1 score.