London, England – Manager Thomas Frank don use strong words defend himself as Tottenham Hotspur dey face serious wahala after dem lose 4-1 to Arsenal on Sunday. Na true matter e be, the result no just sweet at all, as dem don win only three from 11 matches since September. Wetin dey happen to the team wey suppose dey shine?
After that heavy defeat at Emirates Stadium, Frank dey under pressure like never before. E don decide say e no go run away from di palava; instead, he don take his team go France for UEFA Champions League match against PSG on Wednesday. Frank no wan jade rock, as he go through di match footage collect some sharp lessons from di match.
E don talk say now na time to face di music, as e sabi say rebuilding Tottenham no go quick. But how e wan do am when dem no fit create chances? Last Sunday, Frank arrange dem for 5-4-1 but e no work at all. Arsenal just use dem carry play ball like pikin wey dey show adult how to play.
“I know how to build a team, and we go do am,” Frank talk. But reality be say di vibes no dey sweet for stadium, as fans dey gree get one leg inside complaint mode. Arsenal dey far ahead, and nah that same continuity wey dem get under Mikel Arteta dey shine bright for dem side.
As e stand, Spurs go face PSG for Champions League, dem fit see am as free hit, but di real wahala go come when dem meet Fulham for home on Saturday. Frank gatz deliver something wey no go make fans dey boo dem again. Na dem home games wey dey matter pass, and e don inherit squad wey dey find ground since di former boss dey play around with tactics.
Frank don admit say di critics dey valid about di chance creation issue, but him dey believe say no be formation wahala, rather, na di lack of aggression and di missing da punchy reflex when dem need am.
Di talk about lack of creativity don dey scatter everywhere. Richarlison and di other attackers dey find their flow; e don rack up five goals, yet di collective attacking output no dey sweet for eye. Frank dey aware say him miss players like Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison wey fit add real spark.
To worsen matter, if Frank no find quick solutions, him go face serious pressure from di board wey no go like see action wey dey flat like akara wey no rise. Na wetin we go see soon, as di league dey touch down di festive period. Every match now fit determine if na time to change manager we go waka or we go still give Frank time to fix am.
For now, na him dey run di show, but anytime him sidon with di players, e no fit forget say dem dey look up to him for better results. With Fulham and Brentford coming up, e dey clear say di time to shine don land.
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