According to the "Daily Telegraph" report, despite criticism of Thomas Frank's decision-making and tactics, Tottenham are still determined to give him enough time to solve the problem. However, there are concerns within the club that h...
According to the "Daily Telegraph" report, despite criticism of Thomas Frank's decision-making and tactics, Tottenham are still determined to give him enough time to solve the problem. However, there are concerns within the club that his frequent changes to the lineup will lead to unstable performance and insufficient offensive power.
After the North London Derby defeat to Arsenal, Frank apologized to Tottenham fans. The club believed that his many adjustments had led to the team's loss of stability and lack of offensive firepower. Some players hope that Frank will focus more on the team's own strengths rather than the opponent's situation, but it is still unclear how specific this idea is.
The Lewis family, the financial backers behind the club, have made it clear that they are pursuing long-term success at the competitive level, and this goal remains unchanged. Although Sunday's game against Arsenal was described as a "painful day", the club are not panicking and are still looking to the long term. Frank and his players trained as planned on Monday and will travel to France on Tuesday to prepare for their Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain. Frank experimented with a back three against Arsenal but abandoned the strategy after falling two goals behind at half-time. Currently, only Wolves and Chelsea have made more changes to their starting XI in the Premier League than Tottenham. Frank made his 29th starting adjustment against Arsenal, which affected the tacit understanding and understanding between the players.
Injury problems also affected Frank's formation, but he also made some unnecessary adjustments, such as abandoning right back Polo and replacing him with Danso against Arsenal. Last season, the back four combination of Polo, Romero, Van der Ven and Udoji performed well and was considered one of the best defenses in the league.
Due to the injury of forward Solanke, Frank continued to adjust the forward position and used different options. Summer signing Xavi Simons started against Manchester United but returned to the bench against Arsenal. Brennan Johnson, Richarlison and Mouani, who joined on loan, also rotated in different positions.
Despite the need to rotate the lineup between the Premier League and Champions League, it is believed within the club that Frank must address the lack of consistency in team selection. It remains to be seen whether Spurs will address these issues through signings as the winter transfer window approaches, but the club are ready to invest.
