Thomas Frank admitted that Spurs have “definitely” taken a “step backward” after they were comprehensively beaten by Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Sunday.Â
The hosts capitalised on a mistake at the back to take the lead through Callum Hudson-Odoi after 27 minutes.
The winger got his second of the day in spectacular fashion, beating Guglielmo Vicario with a fantastic strike from the left flank.
Hudson-Odoi turned provider for Forest’s third and final goal, setting up Ibrahim Sangare for a thumping long range effort that went in off the post.
Thomas Frank admits Forest drubbing ‘a step back’ for Spurs
The result means Spurs have lost three of their last five Premier League games and now sit in the bottom half of the table.
“I think there have been some positives step forward the last three games,” Frank told BBC Match of the Day. “Today the performance and the result was bad. That was definitely a step backward. A very frustrating afternoon.
“I had a good feeling coming into this game. Today it seems like we were in between things. After 1-0 it seems like we were too disjointed. We definitely didn’t win enough duels or second balls. And another big thing is we kept losing the ball. That doesn’t help win football matches.
“Sometimes you just have a bad day for whatever reason. There are various things. We are dealing with 11 individuals that need to be in sync. That didn’t happen. And then we made two mistakes for the first two goals.”
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Archie Gray was dispossessed on the edge of the box after receiving the ball from Vicario, leading directly to Forest’s opening goal. The 19-year-old was taken off on the hour mark.
“I think he responded quite well. He still asked for the ball constantly and kept going. The ball out to Archie is not a problem, it’s just a simple bounce, all teams do it. It’s just you need to do one touch. Archie will learn from that.
“I think there’s pressure on all of us every game. We need to preform. I’m pretty sure it’s not a one-man band. It would be pretty bad if it is all on me or all on the players.
“We will bounce back that’s for sure.”
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