Tottenham supervisor Thomas Frank has accepted full accountability for his aspect’s 4-1 defeat at Arsenal within the north London derby, describing the outcome as “pathetic and unacceptable”.
The Spurs supervisor apologized to the away supporters, a lot of whom couldn’t bear to see their group’s second-half collapse and left the Emirates Stadium lengthy earlier than the ultimate whistle.
It was the Eberechi Eze present on the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. The Arsenal star, who nearly joined Spurs from Crystal Palace in the summertime switch window, scored a shocking hat-trick for the Gunners as he led his aspect to a well-known victory over their metropolis rivals.
The win prolonged their lead over leaders Arsenal to 6 factors, however Spurs remained in ninth place within the league.
Thomas Frank says Tottenham’s defeat is his fault
Frank admitted his techniques and system have been mistaken towards Mikel Arteta’s aspect and altered them, ensuing within the Gunners scoring early within the second half and in the end ending his aspect’s possibilities of getting something out of the sport.
After the sport, Frank didn’t hesitate to talk to reporters. “I’m a giant believer that you may achieve success it doesn’t matter what system you play.” he mentioned, as reported by the Mirror.
“However in the present day it did not work out. I fully perceive the criticism and I’ll all the time take full accountability. After I did not carry out in the present day, I’ll all the time take full accountability.”
Frank revealed he opted for a defensive 5-4-1 formation to include Arsenal’s dynamic assault, however his tactical gamble backfired badly.
Inside the first half, Arsenal’s fast passing and motion tore by way of Spurs’ construction, forcing the supervisor to desert the system at half-time.
“We modified it at half-time, however by that point they’d already scored early within the second half and it was 3-0. The remainder was historical past.” he defined.
The Danish supervisor admitted that past techniques, Tottenham lacked aggression and depth in key moments.
He added:
“What I need to say is that even with a distinct system, I wanted to be extra aggressive and higher in my duels. It has nothing to do with the system, however in the present day I’ve to take full accountability.
“Clearly that is a priority. We’re working exhausting to enhance on that, however generally it is not simply enjoying and discovering an excellent cross, however if you take a look at a few of the conditions in video games like this the place they received in excessive positions, Arsenal, at the moment there was somewhat bit extra open house.
“We did not win sufficient in these conditions and we did not get any creativity out of it. I do know the creativity was very low for me, however that wasn’t my greatest concern in the present day.”
Arsenal proceed to guide the title race
The Gunners picked up an vital three factors and Frank discovered a lesson from Arteta and his group.
Subsequent time, the Tottenham supervisor will present extra intent and play an attacking system. That can result in the power of the group.
Up to now, the Gunners have maintained a successful streak towards their metropolis rivals, with Arteta’s aspect successful their final 4 league video games towards their north London rivals.
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