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Thomas Frank has admitted that he was disappointed by a couple of aspects of Tottenham’s performance against Bodo/Glimt.
66 minutes into the game at the Aspmyra Stadion, it looked like it was shaping up as a brutal night for Spurs.
The home side had been on top and had deservedly gone 2-0 up, with the Lilywhites struggling to deal with the waves of pressure from the Norwegian outfit.
However, Tottenham Hotspur showed their character once again, battling back from two goals down to salvage a point for the second time this season.
Thomas Frank admits Tottenham should have been better in possession
The Tottenham head coach praised the character and fight his players showed in the final 25 minutes of the game, remarking that they kept fighting until the end.
However, he admitted that he expected his side to make better use of possession, particularly in the first period and be braver on the ball.
Frank said following Tottenham’s 2-2 draw against Bodo/Glimt (via Football.London): “I think it’s definitely big character to fight back. I think that’s hugely important in any team that they have that and keep running, keep fighting, keep doing the right thing.
“And I also think we, even that I think after the 2-0 I think we were in a strange way better. Maybe because Bodo dropped back maybe we took more initiative, you know, sometimes that’s the momentum of the game. But I felt that we kept doing the right thing, we kept moving the ball, kept reducing the situation from the side.
“And showed great character to come back into the game, which I’m very, very pleased with. But big praise to Bodo. I think until the 2-0 they were the best team today. I think after that the game changed a bit and I think we got more on top. And of course scored the 2-1 and then scored the equaliser. So they just showed exactly what I expected from them today.
“Of course, I hope we could have done a little bit more first half. Got a little bit more into the high-pressure in situations. And I would say especially on the ball, I felt we could and should have kept the ball better in situations. Both a little bit of structure, a little bit brave. A little bit on the day where you just need better touches, better decisions, better passes.”
Frank denies Spurs have a first-half problem
Over the last few games, the Lilywhites have made it a bit of a habit to concede the first goal and fight back.
However, Thomas Frank denied that his side are having an issue in the way they start matches, insisting that some of their first-half performances of late have been good.
When asked why Tottenham are struggling to control games at the start, he responded: “That can be various reasons. I think against Wolves we had no problem controlling in the beginning. I think we were by far the best team against Wolves in the first half.
“I think Brighton was a different game. I think also we were by far the best team in the first half. Just conceded one fairly well played goal and as we talk about a game, a goal that should have been conceded. Today I felt we struggled in the first half.
“So I think that’s the only time we struggled in the three games against a very good Bodo team. Up here, a lot of teams will struggle when they play against them here. So it’s just fair play to Bodo.”
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