Tottenham manager Thomas Frank speaking to the media before Tuesday's Champions League game at home to FC Copenhagen - watch live here
Frank says Micky Van de Ven and Djed Spence have apologised for appearing to snub him after full-time on Saturday
It comes after Saturday night's dismal Premier League defeat to Chelsea, with Spurs registering just 0.05xG in the match
Team news: Lucas Bergvall is out with concussion | Djed Spence and Mohammed Kudus should be available despite knocks
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Guglielmo Vicario on the decision to play a short free-kick during injury time: “You make some decisions on the pitch which aren’t always the best, and we probably could have decided to probably put the ball forward rather than play short in that situation.
"It was the wrong decision but football is about trying to make the right ones. You cannot do it 100 per cent of the time. "
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The problem is not the players it's the manager. In the Super Cup against PSG they were brilliant for 80 minutes, then Frank changed 4 players which changed the whole balance of the team. He has no idea which players or formation are best to play.
Rowan, Spain
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Tottenham manager Thomas Frank on the club's poor home form, which pre-dates his appointment over the summer: "Of course it is a relatively small sample for me to look into if I am honest. First and foremost we need to work very hard on keep adding performances, to keep adding layers, to keep improving. We work very hard on the training pitch, in meeting rooms on actions and I see a good improvement in the team in general.
"Of course, we are coming on the back of a bad performance - there is a big flashing light right now. Everyone has a little bit of a struggle to look past that to see some of the very good performances we have had this year as well.
"I also think we are coming in off the back of what was in many ways a fantastic season and also a tough season. If anyone had said that we would now be 17 points after 10 games, unbeaten in the Champions League - everything is not perfect, but there is a decent foundation.
"Everyone would have taken that situation where we are now in terms of 22 defeats last year and finishing 17th."
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Image source, Getty ImagesGuglielmo Vicario on protecting Lucas Bergvall after the final whistle: “Yeah I think in every environment there are good people, and also bad people. I had to protect him because he was a little bit emotional during that time, and I think me being experienced [helps]."
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Guglielmo Vicario on fan interaction: “We [the team] have spoken and think in some moments during the game, especially when we are chasing we need to keep cool heads.
"If we had more help from the stands if it could be better but of course, we cannot control it. At the end of course everyone was really disappointed because we had lost a London derby. We got the reaction of the fans at the end of the game, of course they can express their pain, and we are in a big painful situation."
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Tottenham manager Thomas Frank on team news: "Lucas [Bergvall] got concussion, which was pretty obvious from the footage. We have to give praise to the medical team because it is a tricky situation to be in. So well done to them because the players' health is the most important thing. Djed [Spence] and Mo [Kudus] got a knock - they could and should be available tomorrow."
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Tottenham manager Thomas Frank says the fans have every right to boo the team if they have not performed well after the final whistle but urged them not to do so during the 90 minutes.
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Tottenham manager Thomas Frank on the behaviour of Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence after Saturday's game: "Micky and Djed came into my office yesterday and just said they wanted to say sorry for the situation. They didn't want it to look bad or any misconception that you can get in this beautiful media world.
"So there was no disrespect meant at all towards me or the team. They were just frustrated with the performance from us and the booing during the game."
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Image source, Getty ImagesTottenham manager Thomas Frank says Lucas Bergvall has concussion.
Djed Spence and Mohammed Kudus have both picked up knocks but should be available.
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Tottenham manager Thomas Frank starts his news conference by saying both Djed Spence and Micky van de Ven apologised for their actions on Saturday.
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Tottenham manager Thomas Frank is in the building.
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Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario is alongside him, not Mohammed Kudus.
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Spurs aren't performing well, but Man Utd aren't much better! Even though United are looking more dangerous in attack, they are still conceding far too many chances and easy goals. They still don't control games and on current form, we won't qualify for Europe.
George
The motto "To Dare is to Do" can clearly be seen on the hoardings surrounding the Tottenham pitch in that picture below, which could have a lot to do with the problem here.
Fans clearly do not believe Thomas Frank's side are showing enough daring for their liking.
And the results at home this season have certainly backed that up, with no wins in the Premier League since the opening day:
It was already a pretty sour mood inside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.
Boos and contempt for an abject performance set the mood. Thomas Frank had plenty going on as it was.
But after full-time, a video showed defenders Djed Spence and Micky Van de Ven leaving the pitch. It appeared that Frank tried to ask them to stay and clap the fans, but both players walked past and appeared to ignore their manager.
Afterwards, Frank downplayed the incident, saying, "I think that is one of the small issues...I don't think it is a big problem".
It's bound to be a talking point at today's news conference. How will Frank feel about it, two days on?
Image source, Getty ImagesA video has been widely shared on social media of the boos ringing out during stoppage time at the end of Saturday's home defeat to Chelsea.
Frustration boiled over as Djed Spence failed to deliver the ball into the box, choosing instead to pass back to goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, who also failed to find a Spurs player with his subsequent boot upfield.
Spence would later take centre stage again, when he and fellow defender Micky van de Ven seemingly snubbed manager Thomas Frank's pleas to go and applaud the home support.
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So Tottenham fans, if you could pose a question for manager Thomas Frank, what would it be and why?
It is such a strange one. Spurs are fifth in the Premier League table after 10 games, one point outside the Champions League places and seven points behind leaders Arsenal.
Last season they finished 17th.
Yet there are murmurings of discontent among supporters, largely as a result of their poor home form and lack of attacking cohesion.
The boos that rang around the stadium after Saturday's defeat to Chelsea were impossible to ignore.
The attacking stats from Saturday's 1-0 defeat at home to Chelsea will not make comfortable viewing for anybody associated with Tottenham.
Thomas Frank's side managed just one shot on target during the whole 90 minutes.
This was, of course, a home game against one of their fiercest rivals.
Opta stats show that their total xG of 0.05 was their lowest on record in a Premier League game since the 2012-13 season, when xG was first recorded.
It was Spurs' 504th game in the competition since xG records began.
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Right, let's make a quick change of focus from the title race to Tottenham and the Champions League.
Manager Thomas Frank is due to speak with the media this afternoon from 14:00 GMT to preview Tuesday's tie at home to FC Copenhagen.
The Danish boss might have been expecting lots of questions about any links he might have with Copenhagen, their staff and/or players.
However, he will more than likely have to first address the fall-out from Saturday's 1-0 home defeat to Chelsea.
You can stream the whole news conference live on this page.
Image source, Getty ImagesWe've had a busy few hours dissecting the weekend's Premier League action and where it leaves the title race.
Loads of reaction, analysis and views from you guys on the matter.
Here are some of the best bits we've covered:
Image source, Getty ImagesIncidentally, the last team to come from six points back after 10 games to win the Premier League title was Manchester City in the 2013-14 season.
City had 19 points after 10 games. Leaders Arsenal had 25 points.
We will leave that with you...
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| 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 18 |
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| 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 18 |
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| 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
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| 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 17 |
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| 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
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| 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
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| 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 16 |
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| 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 15 |
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| 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 15 |
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| 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 13 |
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| 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 12 |
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| 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 11 |
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| 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 11 |
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| 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 11 |
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| 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 10 |
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| 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 7 |
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| 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 6 |
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| 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 2 |
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