‘I am happy to take blame as long as everyone supports the players’published at 15:59 GMT
15:59 GMT
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Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank on his conversations with the hierarchy and what he has said to them: “Football is very simple but also a little bit complex. There are many moving parts.
“I think it is about keeping the noise out, staying calm, carrying on, looking at the performances. Are the players still running? They are running hard. I think the last three games, how they have come out from half-time and responded – it has been fantastic.
“Sometimes it is just football when you are going through that spell. Are you still running hard, still trying, still believing? Which I see signs of clearly in every game.
“Even the best manager in the world, Pep Guardiola, says ‘I am nothing without my players’ and it is fair to say they haven’t been available enough the whole time. But hey, no problem. I am happy to take the blame as long as everyone supports the players.”
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