2026-02-10 11:47:38
Thomas Frank says Tottenham are “desperate” to taste victory again after an awful run of results in the Premier League.
Spurs have won just two of their past 16 league games to sit just six points above the relegation zone and the Danish coach knows how important claiming a first three points of 2026 could be as they take on Newcastle on Tuesday (10.02.26).
Frank said: “There is no doubt we are desperate to win games. Desperate.
“And I am focusing on Newcastle. That is a great opportunity ahead of us against a good team. That is the main thing – can we go out there and get three points, that will be very good and climb from there and look forward.”
Tottenham captain Cristiano Romero begins a four-match ban after being sent off in the weekend defeat to Manchester United and Frank has urged the Argentine defender to “learn” from the incident.
The manager said: “He’s a young leader, so he’s learning every day. I’ll use the example, I remember when I was 30 years old, I thought I was on top of the world. I was nowhere near the level I am today in terms of leadership and understanding things.
“And then when you have a player that is playing with so much passion and aggressivity, then sometimes things like that can happen. That’s not to say that he shouldn’t learn from it. Of course, he needs to learn from it.”
Frank also sent out a rallying cry to frustrated Spurs fans to get behind the injury-hit team against an out-of-form Newcastle side.
He said: “I can say we desperately need them.
“Of course, when you’re a little bit down to the bare bones, not that many players, it’s not that straightforward, it’s maybe not as confident the team and all that, then we need to push together.”
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