Thomas Frank mentioned Tottenham’s 3-2 defeat to Bournemouth courtesy of a Ninety fifth-minute Antoine Semenyo purpose was “extraordinarily painful”.
Spurs boss Frank is about to return beneath much more strain from Spurs followers after the 14th-place aspect misplaced for the eighth time within the Premier League this season. They’ve now gained simply two of their final 12 league video games.
Joao Palhinha’s gorgeous bicycle kick seemed like rescuing a degree for the guests however Semenyo’s strike from distance handed the Cherries their first win in 11 video games.
Frank instructed BBC Sport: “That’s soccer sadly. It’s extraordinarily painful to be on the Tottenham aspect after the sport.
“We put all the pieces into the sport, the boys labored actually exhausting, the employees labored exhausting to return down right here and try to get a end result.
“We went 1-0 up, conceded two second-phase objectives – particularly the second, we’ve got to do significantly better.
“Then the second half the character and mentality, the main target to remain within the sport and preserve going towards a troublesome counter-attacking crew was very pleasing to see.
“I believed we have been nearer to profitable than Bournemouth have been.”
Frank on January: ‘We’re out there’
Mohammed Kudus’ damage has left Spurs quick on firepower and Frank mentioned it was doubtless they’d be out there for brand new signings.
He added: “We’re very a lot out there and dealing very exhausting to do what we are able to to enhance the squad.
“January is a tricky window and we solely wish to get gamers in in the event that they enhance the crew.”
Iraola: It was Semenyo’s final sport
Victorious supervisor Andoni Iraola heaped reward on match-winner Semenyo, who appears to be like set to log out within the excellent model forward of a proctracted £65million transfer to Manchester Metropolis.
The supervisor mentioned: “We would have liked this one, we’ve got been very shut within the final video games. Soccer cannot each time go to the opposite aspect and as we speak was the right second, additionally for Antoine [Semenyo].
“To play the way in which he did, the dedication to assist in no matter means till the final second. I feel soccer has been honest and given him a beautiful second.”
On whether or not it was Semenyo’s final sport for the membership earlier than shifting to the Etihad, Iraola admitted: “I feel it was, unluckily for us I feel it was.
“He has been if not one of the best, among the finest I’ve coached. He has improved each single season. He has scored 10 objectives in half a season and never even a quantity 9. It’s not simply the numbers however numerous issues – the physicality, the balls within the air and the defensive issues. He will likely be an enormous miss.”
