Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank vowed to stick to his long-term rebuild plan despite a 4-1 Premier League defeat by Arsenal, as his side prepare for a daunting Champions League trip to Paris St. Germain on Wednesday.
Tottenham were trounced by their north London rivals with Eberechi Eze scoring a hat-trick for Arsenal on Sunday.
Frank’s side have won only one out of their last five league matches, increasing the pressure on the Dane who took the job in June after replacing the sacked Ange Postecoglou.
With five victories in 12 games, Tottenham are ninth in the league with 18 points, 11 behind leaders Arsenal but Frank said he was the right man to revive their fortunes.
“One thing I’m one thousand percent sure of is I know how to build a team and how to build a club. We’ll do that,” Frank told reporters in Paris on Tuesday.
“Part of taking this job was to have challenges. Part of that is managing those setbacks, learn from it and move on.”
Frank, who is Tottenham’s fifth full-time manager in six years, turned his attention to European champions PSG and said his team could respond strongly.
“We’ll now be facing another of the best teams in Europe away from home,” the 52-year-old added.
“So it’s a nice challenge that we are one hundred percent up for and I’m convinced we’ll bounce back with a good performance.”
Tottenham are 12th in the Champions League with two wins in four games, and a win in Paris could potentially help them break into the top bracket.
Tottenham boss Frank confident of club rebuild ahead of Paris St. Germain test
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Tottenham boss Frank confident of club rebuild ahead of Paris St. Germain test
- Tottenham were trounced by their north London rivals Arsenal on Sunday
- Tottenham are 12th in the Champions League with two wins in four games
Czech union wants lifetime ban on former coach who secretly filmed female players
- Petr Vlachovsky also was given a five-year domestic coaching ban issued by a criminal judge
- “FIFPRO is exploring possible legal avenues on behalf of players to achieve a global ban,” the union said
PRAGUE: The Czech Republic players union has called for a lifetime soccer ban on sexual offenders after a coach who secretly filmed female players avoided jail time with a one-year suspended sentence.
Petr Vlachovsky also was given a five-year domestic coaching ban issued by a criminal judge after it was determined the former coach at 1. FC Slovacko filmed women in changing rooms and showers over a four-year period.
The punishment was handed down in 2025 but came to light last month when several players spoke out on local news site, Seznam.
The verdict had been issued without a trial and the players could not appeal.
The union, Czech Association of Soccer Players, supported by global players union FIFPRO, “is challenging the (Czech soccer association) to implement a lifetime football ban for Vlachovsky and all sexual offenders.”
“FIFPRO is exploring possible legal avenues on behalf of players to achieve a global ban,” the union said in a statement Tuesday.
“As it stands, Vlachovsky could be back coaching in Czechia by the end of 2030, while there are no current legal restrictions stopping him from coaching abroad even before that,” FIFPRO said. “The victims did not have the opportunity to attend a public trial and could not file an appeal against what players view as extremely lenient sentencing.”
FIFPRO added in a social media post: “Non-contact sexual abuse is still abuse, and players must be protected.”
