Overview
- Tottenham confirmed Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence visited Thomas Frank unprompted to apologise, with the head coach saying the matter is resolved and will be handled internally.
- The incident followed a 1-0 home loss to Chelsea, when both players walked past Frank instead of acknowledging supporters as Spurs were booed after posting an xG of 0.05, their lowest on Opta’s Premier League record.
- Frank framed the snub as frustration rather than disrespect and stressed he would not publicly criticise his players, despite pundit and fan calls for the duo to be dropped.
- Spence did not train on Monday and Frank said he and Mohammed Kudus have knocks but could be available for FC Copenhagen, while Lucas Bergvall is out with concussion for Copenhagen and Manchester United.
- With Spurs’ home form under scrutiny, attention turns to Tuesday’s Champions League tie against Copenhagen, where Frank says the team must harness the crowd for a response.