Frank: The preseason was still positive overall; Madison was seriously injured and hit hard

Hupu, August 8th, Tottenham lost to Bayern 0-4 in the warm-up match. Tottenham coach Thomas Frank was interviewed after the game.

Thomas, today was a tough night for us. What do you think of the development of this game?

Apparently we are facing a very strong team tonight. In my opinion, Bayern Munich is one of the most likely favorites to win the Champions League. They played well and we didn’t get to the level of good. This combination is bad for us. We will definitely learn from this game. I did get some answers and we will seriously reflect on and study the game. Also, it seems that we lack some energy, which is exactly what we need to retrieve. No team can play without plenty of energy.

We have six days left to face the Super Cup. How are you going to do in the next week?

We will be 100% ready for that game. I have no doubt about this. There are six days left. It will be the first normal training week in the past two weeks, without much travel, focusing on getting the players back on their energy, having three or four quality training sessions, and then we will be ready to face Paris Saint-Germain.

How do you think of the entire preseason?

Overall, from the beginning to now, I think it is positive. Although our performance and results are not ideal today, we still have some very good performances overall, such as the match against Arsenal and Newcastle, which are satisfactory in many places. What we need to focus on next is the stability of the team and the principles we want to convey to the players. It will take some time to reach the level of stability we expect, but there is no doubt that we will reach that level.

We came to Paligna on loan from Bayern Munich this week. What do you expect him to bring to the team?

I think he played well for 45 minutes today. This is very positive in many ways and I believe he will help the team.

Did there be any injury problems in this game, or is it similar to before?

No, and today I am very active, no injuries.

Finally, although this is bad news, we lost James Madison this week and were unable to play due to injury. What do you think about this?

Yes, I can say that this was very disappointing for me and a heavy blow to me and the team, too. We will miss him, and he will definitely miss the feeling of playing football.