Thomas Frank: Tottenham Hotspur Fell Short of Their Best Against Bayern

Thomas Frank: Spurs Must Lift Energy Levels After Bayern Defeat

Tottenham’s final pre-season outing turned into a night of hard lessons in Munich, with Thomas Frank conceding that his side failed to match Bayern’s intensity in a sobering 4-0 defeat.

The Bundesliga champions were in ruthless form at the Allianz Arena on Thursday, scoring four unanswered goals and threatening to add more. For Spurs, it was an abrupt change of pace after a generally encouraging summer campaign. Speaking to SPURSPLAY after the match, Frank offered an honest assessment of what unfolded.

“Bayern in my opinion are one of the teams that probably are favourites to win the Champions League,” he said. “They hit a good level, we didn’t hit a good level, that’s a bad combination but we will definitely learn from this one.

“I definitely got some answers that we will look into and we will calmly reflect on it after the game now and look through it. Also it seems like we lacked some energy somehow which we need to find – no team can play without that energy.”

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The Danish coach acknowledged that while the scoreline was disappointing, the bigger concern was a lack of sharpness and urgency — elements he views as non-negotiable in any performance.

Eyes on Paris

Tottenham’s focus now shifts to next Wednesday’s UEFA Super Cup clash with Paris Saint-Germain in Udine, a game Frank believes will see a much-improved display.

“We will 100 per cent be ready for that game, I’m not in doubt about that,” he assured. “There are six days ahead, we have a normal week for the first time in the last two weeks, so with everything getting down, less travel, energise them, three or four good sessions – then we will be ready against PSG.”

The meeting with Bayern marked Spurs’ first defeat of the summer. Despite that setback, Frank remains upbeat about the bigger picture.

Pre-Season in Perspective

Reviewing the past weeks, Frank highlighted a string of strong performances, including the win over Arsenal and a competitive showing against Newcastle, as signs of what this squad can achieve when its principles are fully in sync.

“As a whole, from the start to now, I think overall it’s positive,” he reflected. “It was a negative performance today and a negative result, but overall there have been some really positive performances – the Arsenal one, we were pretty happy with a lot of bits in the Newcastle one – then it’s about that consistency in the team and the principles we want to get into the players.

“It will take a bit to get up to that consistent level that we want to, but I’m not in doubt we will get there.”