{"id":600105,"date":"2025-11-28T22:55:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T22:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/600105\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T22:55:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T22:55:19","slug":"thomas-frank-given-clear-instructions-ahead-of-fulham-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/600105\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Frank given clear instructions ahead of Fulham clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Thomas-Frank-Tottenham-fans-3-1140x641.jpg\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tottenham News exclusive as Thomas Frank stares frustratedly towards a circular inset, where Spurs fans wave a giant flag.\" layout=\"fill\"  style=\"object-position: 50% 20%\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Credit: Imago<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1475-2.jpg\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"Kyrenia Shipillis\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p> Fri 28 November 2025 17:10, UK <\/p>\n<p><strong>Thomas Frank has been told exactly what type of identity he should imprint onto this Tottenham side. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tottenhamhotspurnews.com\/tag\/thomas-frank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frank<\/a> has been heavily criticised for the Lilywhites\u2019 performances in all competitions this season. <\/p>\n<p>Fans thought things couldn\u2019t stoop lower than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tottenhamhotspurnews.com\/statsandtactics\/xavi-simons-appalling-as-8-10-teammate-brilliant-tottenham-player-ratings-vs-chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tottenham\u2019s 1-0 defeat to Chelsea<\/a> before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tottenhamhotspurnews.com\/statsandtactics\/richarlison-stuns-with-screamer-as-3-10-performs-horrifically-tottenham-player-ratings-vs-arsenal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spurs\u2019 4-1 loss against Arsenal<\/a> showed them what real humiliation felt like. <\/p>\n<p>The Dane was blamed for both defeats, with fans eager to see a dramatic change in approach and mentality. Well, it seems as though supporters have finally been granted their wish. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1Frank-4-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Tottenham manager Thomas Frank applauds after a game with a stern expression on his face.\" class=\"wp-image-98842\" \/>Credit: ImagoTottenham must continue attacking dynamic vs Fulham <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tottenhamhotspurnews.com\/statsandtactics\/randal-kolo-muani-superb-against-parent-club-but-2-10-star-awful-tottenham-player-ratings-vs-psg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tottenham\u2019s UEFA Champions League game against PSG<\/a> ended in a 5-3 defeat at the Parc des Princes. Despite the heavy scoreline, Frank was praised for his energetic approach. <\/p>\n<p>For the first time since Spurs\u2019 2-0 win over Manchester City, fans felt they had something to root for which is a feeling most haven\u2019t taken for granted. <\/p>\n<p>As a result, speaking exclusively to <strong>Tottenham News<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tottenhamhotspurnews.com\/club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tottenham<\/a> expert and Lilywhite Rose owner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tottenhamhotspurnews.com\/author\/johnwenhamtottenham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Wenham<\/a> has warned Frank that he must not slip back to his own lethargic ways against Fulham. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we go to Saturday and start in the double pivot at home again, with Joao Palhinha and Rodrigo Bentancur, and we\u2019re not on the front foot and we\u2019re not attacking, I could see it being a very negative evening inside the stadium, because people are getting frustrated,\u201d Wenham said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got good players. You need to set up in a way that allows them to flourish. It\u2019s pointless. We\u2019re not Brentford. We\u2019re not a team that sits back and nicks the odd goal, we\u2019re the current Europa League winners. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/imago1068757326-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rodrigo Bentancur stares at the ground during a game for Tottenham.\" class=\"wp-image-108887\" \/>Credit: imago<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve already beaten Man City away this season. We need to start playing like that. We\u2019ve got the players to play like that, and whoever we play, we need to be taking the game to them, not worrying about what they\u2019ve got in their team, you know?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What was the secret against PSG? <\/p>\n<p>Tottenham put up an impressive attacking display against the Ligue 1 side, even if they went on to lose the game. <\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links multi\">\n<li>Spurs took 11 shots to PSG\u2019s 15 shots taken <\/li>\n<li>The Lilywhites recorded five shots on target to the French side\u2019s six <\/li>\n<li>Both created three big chances <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The introduction of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tottenhamhotspurnews.com\/tag\/archie-gray\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archie Gray<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tottenhamhotspurnews.com\/tag\/lucas-bergvall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lucas Bergvall<\/a> was a huge help. The young stars brought a level of energy that Spurs have lacked when starting some of their more senior players.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Fans want Frank to play a little bit more like Ange Postecoglou <\/p>\n<p>Tottenham played like a team hungry to win, rather than one who had been playing not to lose. <\/p>\n<p>Therefore, fans will likely want to see a similar performance when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tottenhamhotspurnews.com\/matchday-news\/supercomputer-predicts-tottenham-vs-fulham-result-in-premier-league-showdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spurs welcome Fulham to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium<\/a> on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Enjoyed this article?<\/strong> Stay connected with all the latest Tottenham Hotspur news, updates, and behind-the-scenes content by following us on our new Instagram account \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tottenhamnews247\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> @tottenhamnews24<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tottenhamnews247\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Imago Fri 28 November 2025 17:10, UK Thomas Frank has been told exactly what type of identity&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":600106,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100],"tags":[94,79,19189,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-600105","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-thomas-frank","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115629794395990463","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=600105"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600105\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/600106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=600105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=600105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=600105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}