Frank was also asked about the decision to send off Johnson, with the Spurs boss admitting he could see why a red card was shown but believing ultimately the late challenge wasn’t worthy of a dismissal.
“I think I understand why it can be given. But I think it’s a little bit – what I’ve talked before – that still footage, studs on leg, is what the ref sees the first thing,” Frank said. “That’s where it looks bad. There was no recklessness in this tackle from Brennan. He goes down into a sliding tackle, you can say ‘why give the opportunity?’, but when he goes down, there’s literally no leg in front of him, so when he slides, then the player steps down, and then it looks bad after that. I think it was a little bit unfortunate, and I think it was harsh.”