Frank: Focus on playing Leeds United, so you don’t have to mention the so-called curse in the future

Hupu October 4th: Tottenham will play against Leeds United in the 7th round of the Premier League. The team Thomas Frank talked about topics such as injury in the non-live part of the pre-match press conference.

Rodrigo Bentankur would have become a free agent soon and is most likely one of the most attractive free agents in Europe. Can you tell me more about how he believed that the future here would be bright? Is it difficult to convince him? Or is he willing to renew his contract?

Of course, we did try to explain to him the team's future plans - including the team's development prospects, his personal development space, and my role of positioning and expectation for him. He is a very important player, and I think he can become the core force that drives the team forward, and his abilities can be fully utilized here.

And I think we are just on the journey now, and the future is bright and exciting. Of course, there will definitely be ups and downs in the process, but I believe he can handle these challenges well. ”

This is the last game before the international match. Many fans seem to be worried about this game, and the team seems to have had a bad record in this type of game, right?

Yes.

The last time it actually had nothing to do with you, and it was not fair to ask you, but you have experienced it once, and the team performed very well in that game.

The so-called trend in football, I don’t know how much reference value it can have, but this kind of difficult situation to win the international match day is indeed a bit strange. Why is this happening? Is it just a coincidence?

Let me say so, I really I hope we can win the game tomorrow so we don’t have to talk too much about this topic in the future. For me, this is indeed a very strange phenomenon.

For example, last year at Brentford, for some reason, we couldn’t win away games in the first six or seven months, or even more than half of the time of the season, but then suddenly won nine consecutive away games, becoming the best team in the away game.

So I think that in the face of this kind of record, the key is that we should regard the game as a battle that requires high concentration - clarify tactical deployment, show a strong mentality, and go all out to win. Everything depends on whether we can Play well.

We need to focus on the game in front of us to ensure that we perform tactics well. I hope we don’t need to mention this spell after the game.

I believe the team must have the desire to break this spell, right?

I did mention this to the players and told them that the media will probably ask me this question, so please everyone must win the game.

Logically speaking, it is still logical that the team will find its difficulty in winning the game after an international match - for example, players return from a long flight, may play 90 minutes, have a short rest time, some players are still from South America or Africa, and their journey is more rushing. But the game day There seems to be no reason for it to win before.

I actually agree with you a little bit. The problems after international matches are more obvious, because the players may return to the team late, consume a lot of physical fitness, and adjust for a short time. So I have always felt that there are more problems after the game.

Breaking this trend before, right? We won that game, didn't we?

Yes.

That's great. This is the first 10 games after you coach.

Yes, so we can copy this success again.

Can review your takeover of Tottenham What is your job? For example, what do you think is the priority task, has it met expectations at present, and has it reached the stage you want? I noticed that some work is moving forward quickly, while some are slower. Do you have anything to share?

I think there are too few games at present, and it is not enough to do a comprehensive and in-depth analysis.

But it can be said that I am satisfied with the foundation laid by the team - such as overall defensive performance, as well as the mentality and desire to win when the situation is unfavorable, such as we equalize or overtake three times when we are lagging behind. There are also set pieces tactics, which are all done well at the moment.

}

The performance in the third zone of the offensive performance is a bit ups and downs, which is normal. We have also talked about the four-man in the frontcourt before. The players need time to establish a tacit understanding and form a new cooperation mode. The next focus should be to improve the team's control over the game.

As a coach, how do you cultivate players' desire to win? What exactly will you do?

This is a good question, I have to think about it carefully.

I often talk to the team about team culture, emphasizing hard training and running with all my might - this itself contains the desire to win. I will strengthen this by playing game clips and giving team and personal feedback Point: If you do well, praise it, point it out if you don't do it. In addition, we will also pay attention to the improvement of relevant data, such as running distance, sprint times, etc.

But I think the most intuitive thing is to look at the players' performance on the court - such as whether they will chase back with all their might after losing the ball, which is the key. We have many wonderful pictures of players chasing back as positive examples, and of course we will also refer to running data and recovery data.

I would like to ask about Kulo Muani's injury. His injury looks special, and the recovery time is longer than many people expect. Is it because his summer training was disrupted?

Yes, he had a bruise in his leg caused by a collision, but he had a lot of internal bleeding, and the situation was very simple. Now it has been handled, and the next thing is to get him back. There is no muscle problem at the injury, it is a bleeding caused by an unfortunate physical confrontation.

You mentioned in the summer that the medical team needs to make a plan to help Risalisson gradually recover. Did he have to get back early because other players were injured and take more risks in health?

No. The medical team has done a great job in helping him recover. Considering his injury history, it is already amazing to be able to recover to his current state..

We also made a lot of correct decisions, such as in a preseason, his condition did not meet expectations, so he did not let him play for 45 minutes; and when he returned to the team after the last international match, he did not let him start. So so far, we have not reached the point where we have to let him take the risk, which is better.

Will you let the players adjust the game style in this case? For example, reduce his off-ball run to control his playing time?

This is very difficult for me. I would feel in my heart that if the player didn't run, I would be very angry. Unless they have an incredible performance in other ways, I can’t accept that they are not running at all. So simply put, he won't adjust his style. ”

From the perspective of personality, is Muani a better player who has clear goals and competitive pressure? For example, when he faces more competition, his condition will be better?

This is actually difficult to judge. When you first took over a club, you don’t know the character of the players, and you don’t know how they will deal with the pressure - you can only understand indirectly by communicating with others.

To be honest, I can’t give a definite answer yet. I just think that every player should have the idea of ​​‘improving himself and pursuing excellence’ - I’m not saying Muani doesn’t, but so far, my attitude towards him and training and investment Both the performance of the game are satisfactory, of course he still has room to improve.

Simmons appeared as a substitute in the mid-week game and had rotated at the left and right winger positions before. It seems that he has not performed a signature performance this season. How clear are you about his position now? Although he knows that he is very versatile, has he found the best position and cooperation method to make him perform at the best level?

This will be a continuous progress process. He joined two days before the transfer window closed, and it has only been more than a month now - it is not easy for anyone to adapt to the new league, new team, and new environment.

I rarely see any player who can get into it seamlessly in this situation. For me, I now value positive signals more - such as seeing his wonderful touch, turn, pass or key moves in every game. As long as there are these 'light points', there is a foundation that can be polished.

At present, he has not performed dominantly, but I am very confident that such performance will come soon.

Spencer said that playing for England was his long-term goal and dream. Has he talked to you about this? Have you ever told him how to get into the English roster?

He talked to him after he was selected for England and then several times. He was very proud and happy at the time, and mentioned his family - I can imagine how great an honor it would be for him. I am really happy for him, and with his performance, it is worthy of this selection.

The outside world thought Archie Gray would go to Brentford last summer. How close was he to joining Brentford? What was the reaction when you know you couldn't sign him?

We did have contact with him at the time, but in the end he chose Tottenham - which might be a good thing because I still have the chance to work with him now.

In fact, no matter which club you are in, you will always encounter the situation of "can't sign" when chasing the target player for various reasons. What I am happier now is seeing Archie's performance at Tottenham. I believe he has great potential and a promising future.

Did your plan for him at Brentford be the same as your plan for now? Or did you have a brand new position for him after signing him this summer?

Are you asking me if my plan for him at Brentford and at Tottenham? So, I have no change in my opinion about him. I think he is a player who can play at No. 6 or No. 8.

The current midfielders need to be more comprehensive, and they have the ability to have the 6th, 8th and even 10th positions. The best midfielders in the world, such as Rodri and Declan Rice, are all-around and can do anything. Archie is still a gap compared to them. After all, those are top players, but I can see that he has the potential to become an all-around midfielder.

I originally wanted to say that he was often compared with other 19-year-old midfielders, but Archie has already reached 30 million to 40 million pounds, and has played 51 games, and his potential is indeed great. But no one will compare like this now, right?

No, Actually, there are people who will compare. But I think the key is when it is appropriate to judge players. We cannot regard real football as FIFA or Football Manager game - we are facing living people.

A team has 25 players, and there is a coach with crazy ideas. Coupled with various factors such as the influence of the opponent, the player's personal life, the situation is very complicated. So I think to judge whether a player is successful, you have to wait at least two years later.

Of course, this does not mean that he cannot evaluate his performance in every game - if he doesn't play well, it is fair to say that he has poor performance in this game. After all, the results of the game will not be lie. But any player's condition will fluctuate, and you cannot draw conclusions based on short-term performance alone.

He had been injured for a long time and the road to recovery was long. It is actually difficult to maintain a positive attitude, but he seems to be able to keep a close contact with the team, right?

Yes, but there are a few points to be explained: First of all, he is a very positive person, and cannot be "lively", or more precisely, extroverted - always smiling and interacting with everyone, which is a great advantage. Secondly, he is willing to stay with everyone and is also very interested in "leadership", so he can naturally integrate into the team.