Tottenham Hotspur supervisor Thomas Frank hailed the “never-say-die angle” of his gamers after Spurs fought again from two targets right down to rescue a degree in opposition to Manchester City within the Premier League.
In an entertaining clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday, Rayan Cherki and Antoine Semenyo gave Metropolis a commanding lead going into the break, earlier than a Dominic Solanke second-half brace – together with a spectacular scorpion-kick objective – noticed a spirited Spurs take a share of the spoils.
The end result will do little to ease stress on boss Frank and co., who discover themselves languishing in 14th, whereas for Pep Guardiola’s facet, the draw opens up a six-point hole between them and league leaders Arsenal within the title race.
After the sport, Frank highlighted the mentality of his group as the rationale for a way they have been capable of get again into the tie.
Requested if that second half was an important 45 minutes of Spurs’ marketing campaign to this point, Frank advised Sky Sports activities: “I don’t know if it was the most effective however there are all the time huge 45 minutes all through the season.
“I believe that the character and mentality of the gamers confirmed. How at half-time we nonetheless stayed calm.
“We made modifications, we tried to put in perception. And the way they [the players] went out second half and are available again in a state of affairs the place it’s truthful to say we aren’t in the most effective place, that simply reveals every little thing concerning the group.”
The Spurs boss insisted his gamers’ psychological power was nothing new, however admitted he was happy with how they turned that right into a optimistic end result.
“That never-say-die factor, they’ve proven that for fairly a very long time now. However we obtained the end result now, which is huge.,” Frank stated.
“What we attempt to do is create that never-say-die angle and the place we’re resilient and reply effectively to set-backs which I believe we’ve proven a number of instances.
“That inside perception they got here with, that was huge. All of the gamers confirmed a incredible angle.”
Spurs are within the midst of a difficult few weeks of fixtures. They’re subsequent in motion on Saturday, after they journey to Previous Trafford to face an in-form Manchester United group seemingly rejuvenated beneath interim boss Michael Carrick.
That’s adopted by video games in opposition to Newcastle and their north London rivals Arsenal.
