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Frank: It s excellent to score 14 points in 7 league rounds; Leeds United didn t give us too many opportunities

5:36pm, 5 October 2025Football

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But it seems you know how to lead the team through these "difficult"?

is correct. I think the players have this ability themselves and they show it, which is a great character.

Currently, many main players on the team are absent from the offensive end, and they are all highly well-known players. Do you need to deal with this problem? I believe you never use injuries as an excuse, but the team did achieve these good results with a disorganized roster. Do you need to communicate with players so that they don’t complain or treat injuries as excuses?

Yes, for example, Dom (Sorank) and Kuro (Muani) are both injured and missing. But I never talk about injuries with players, never before.

I will only focus on the next player who can play, and do my best to help them prepare and give them confidence. And since my first day of coaching, I would say almost every week: "We need everyone to be prepared and everyone should contribute to the team."

Everyone knows Spencer's ability, but after Destiny came on the court today, he was more energetic on the left and more natural offense, which seemed to add a different dimension to Tottenham's offense on the left. You also mentioned the team's balance between the three lines yesterday. Do you think the team's offense is more natural and more dispersed because of Destiny's appearance today?

Maybe. In fact, Jia is also very capable of driving forward in the ball, but the left-footed player does have a natural advantage on the left side, which is objective. I think this is also why most coaches around the world will let left-foot players play left-back. I'm very glad that the team has three very good full-backs.

And I also think Destini also had some wonderful performances today. He probably should have shot himself instead of passing it to Mo (laugh).

Leeds United has not lost in the league for a year at home. I know they were in the Championship before, but do you think they have any weaknesses or anything that needs improvement?

I have coached in the English Championship for many years, so I am very clear about the difficulty of this league and have always been in awe of it. As for weaknesses, before today's game, I knew that Leeds United rarely gave phone calls, and the expected number of goals is also low - today's data can also illustrate this, and they did not give us too many opportunities.

However, there is one thing that may not be obvious from the surface of the game: we have five or six opportunities to pass the ball to the hinterland of the opponent's penalty area. If someone could encircle it in time, he could have scored two more goals, and the expected number of goals can also reach 2. But I want to praise Leeds United more. They played well today, were difficult to deal with, had a solid defense, and were very brave when they were in possession.

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