Tottenham Hotspur supervisor Thomas Frank hailed the “never-say-die perspective” of his gamers after Spurs fought again from two objectives right down to rescue a degree in opposition to Manchester Metropolis within the Premier League.
In an entertaining conflict on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday, Rayan Cherki and Antoine Semenyo gave Metropolis a commanding lead going into the break, earlier than a Dominic Solanke second-half brace – together with a spectacular scorpion-kick aim – noticed a spirited Spurs take a share of the spoils.
The end result will do little to ease strain on boss Frank and co., who discover themselves languishing in 14th, whereas for Pep Guardiola’s facet, the draw opens up a six-point hole between them and league leaders Arsenal within the title race.
After the sport, Frank highlighted the mentality of his staff as the explanation for the way they have been capable of get again into the tie.
Requested if that second half was a very powerful 45 minutes of Spurs’ marketing campaign to this point, Frank instructed Sky Sports activities: “I don’t know if it was one of the best however there are at all times massive 45 minutes all through the season.
“I believe that the character and mentality of the gamers confirmed. How at half-time we nonetheless stayed calm.
“We made modifications, we tried to put in perception. And the way they [the players] went out second half and are available again in a state of affairs the place it’s honest to say we aren’t in one of the best place, that simply exhibits every part in regards to the group.”
The Spurs boss insisted his gamers’ psychological power was nothing new, however admitted he was happy with how they turned that right into a constructive end result.
“That never-say-die factor, they’ve proven that for fairly a very long time now. However we bought the end result now, which is massive.,” Frank stated.
“What we attempt to do is create that never-say-die perspective and the place we’re resilient and reply nicely to set-backs which I believe we’ve proven a couple of instances.
“That internal perception they got here with, that was massive. All of the gamers confirmed a unbelievable perspective.”
Spurs are within the midst of a tough few weeks of fixtures. They’re subsequent in motion on Saturday, once they journey to Outdated Trafford to face an in-form Manchester United staff seemingly rejuvenated beneath interim boss Michael Carrick.
That’s adopted by video games in opposition to Newcastle and their north London rivals Arsenal.
