Thomas Frank says he understands and shares the frustration of Tottenham supporters after the head coach was booed following Thursday’s draw at Brentford.
Former Brentford boss Frank received a standing ovation from Bees fans before kick-off as he returned to Gtech Stadium for the first time since leaving in June.
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But he was then targeted by traveling Spurs fans who also chanted “boring, boring Tottenham” after the match. goalless draw.
The result left Spurs 12th in the Premier League, with just two wins in their last 10 games in the top flight.
Asked about the chants, Frank said: “Maybe I’ll try to turn that around to say that if you succeed, the Tottenham fans will be behind you.
“So the fans will be behind us and I’m pretty sure yes, I got booed last night, but I’m pretty sure there’s a lot of fans behind us.
“I understand the frustration and I share it too.”
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Frank was brought in to replace Ange Postecoglou this summer after Tottenham finished last season in 17th place.
Spurs have already shown signs of recovery in defense, with seven clean sheets under Frank in the Premier League, having secured just six league shutouts across the entire 2024-25 season with Postecoglou in charge.
They won 1-0 at Crystal Palace before the trip to Brentford.
Frank acknowledges there are still areas for improvement, but insists there are plenty of reasons to be positive.
“It’s not perfect, we want to be a fluid team,” Frank said.
“There are a few things that I reinforced positively, those were our last two away performances. The foundations that we were building were very strong and we were very solid defensively. That’s extremely important and we understood how to close out their transitions.
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“We work very hard on the offensive part of the game.
“Football is a game of mistakes. You lose the ball, it happens, but if half of those can be better it will provide more attacks.”
Frank, who spent seven years in charge at Brentford, was unable to call on several key figures on Thursday as he continues to deal with a long list of absentees.
James Maddison, Dominic Solanke and Dejan Kulusevski are among the injured, while Xavi Simons is serving a suspension.
“Expectations are good and I also think we’re probably in a bit of a transition,” Frank said.
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“Not that we don’t want to play a lot better, but the club, the team, the injuries, everything that’s taken into account is part of it.”
Tottenham return to action on Sunday when Sunderland travel to north London at 15:00 GMT.
