{"id":139853,"date":"2025-10-23T05:40:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T05:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/139853\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T05:40:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T05:40:08","slug":"thomas-frank-did-something-no-tottenham-boss-ever-has-after-0-0-draw-against-monaco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/139853\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Frank did something no Tottenham boss ever has after 0-0 draw against Monaco"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Thomas Frank watched his Tottenham side move up to five points in the UEFA Champions League table after three games with a 0-0 draw against Monaco.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/guglielmo-vicario\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Guglielmo Vicario<\/a> was the hero \u2013 making eight saves in total to deny the French side and save his defence \u2013 but it was undoubtedly a concerning display from an attacking perspective as well for Spurs, who are now 15th.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/thomas-frank\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas Frank<\/a> therefore has work to do at Hotspur Way \u2013 but the Dane can take some comfort from making a bit of <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/tottenham-hotspur\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tottenham<\/a> history in Monaco.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btbf-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@BeyondTheBackFour?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"object-fit:unset\" src=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/podcast\/btbf-title.svg\" alt=\"\"\/>   Click to subscribe to the podcast <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"object-fit:unset;height:30px;width:fit-content\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/podcast\/youtube.svg\" alt=\"\"\/>   <\/a>History made as Thomas Frank sets a Tottenham first<\/p>\n<p>The 52-year-old has now become the first Tottenham manager ever to go unbeaten in their first three UEFA Champions League matches.<\/p>\n<p>Spurs recorded a 1-0 win over Villarreal in their opening match of the 2025\/26 European campaign, before fighting back from 2-0 down to claim a 2-2 draw against Bodo\/Glimt in the second outing.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham undoubtedly need to improve on the attacking front if they want to have a memorable season in Europe, but <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/the-positive-tottenham-fans-can-take-from-thomas-frank-snubbing-pape-sarr\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Frank \u2013 who benched Pape Sarr again<\/a> \u2013 can be proud of his solid start to life in the UEFA Champions League with Spurs.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Frank also did something not witnessed since Antonio Conte 959 days ago<\/p>\n<p>The draw against Monaco could represent something of a reset for Tottenham, after several chaotic matches during the reign of <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/chris-sutton-thinks-he-knows-where-nottingham-forest-wouldve-finished-if-they-kept-ange-postecoglou\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ange Postecoglou \u2013 who Nottingham Forest just sacked<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Not since Antonio Conte on 8th March 2023 have Tottenham been involved in a 0-0 draw, which came against AC Milan in the UEFA Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>For too long under Postecoglou, the backline was stretched and clean sheets were all too rare, so it should actually bring an element of calm to Tottenham that a 0-0 draw has finally occurred. <\/p>\n<p>It gives Frank a foundation to work on his attack, and hopefully start to turn these draws \u2013 four of which have now occurred across all competitions this term \u2013 into wins. 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