{"id":25594,"date":"2025-10-25T08:24:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T12:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/25\/thomas-frank-admits-terrible-mistake-at-tottenham\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T08:24:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T12:24:32","slug":"thomas-frank-admits-terrible-mistake-at-tottenham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/25\/thomas-frank-admits-terrible-mistake-at-tottenham\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Frank admits terrible mistake at Tottenham"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/25\/thomas-frank-admits-terrible-mistake-at-tottenham\/#Pape_Matar_Sarr_is_struggling_to_get_playing_time\" >Pape Matar Sarr is struggling to get playing time<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/25\/thomas-frank-admits-terrible-mistake-at-tottenham\/#Questions_remain_over_Tottenham_manager_Franks_decision\" >Questions remain over Tottenham manager Frank&#8217;s decision<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Thomas Frank applauds Tottenham fans (Photo by Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tottenham fans have been wondering for the past two weeks why Pape Matar Sarr, one of the bright spots of the season&#8217;s opening, was left out of the squad despite his lackluster performances.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Manager Thomas Frank was pressed about the Senegal international&#8217;s status after a 0-0 draw with Monaco in the Champions League, a match in which Spurs survived thanks largely to Guglielmo Vicario&#8217;s flawless play.<\/p>\n<p>Sarr was a regular in the team at the beginning of this season, but in the last few games Frank has preferred other midfielders.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pape_Matar_Sarr_is_struggling_to_get_playing_time\"><\/span>Pape Matar Sarr is struggling to get playing time<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is quite surprising because Sarr has been impressive and the midfield looked more threatening and powerful with him in the team.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of this weekend&#8217;s game against Everton, Frank was asked about his treatment of midfielders.<br \/>He said via Spurs Web:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;There is nothing wrong with him. In the first six games he was a very good player for us. We had previously rested him as a precaution, but the competition, the other players performed well. But he impressed me a lot.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Players who have impressed their managers and played consistently for the team have surprisingly failed to earn more playing time.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions_remain_over_Tottenham_manager_Franks_decision\"><\/span>Questions remain over Tottenham manager Frank&#8217;s decision<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tottenham-hotspur-v-villarreal-cf-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-league-phase-md1-414x276.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tottenham-hotspur-v-villarreal-cf-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-league-phase-md1-630x420.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tottenham-hotspur-v-villarreal-cf-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-league-phase-md1-768x512.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tottenham-hotspur-v-villarreal-cf-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-league-phase-md1-770x513.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tottenham-hotspur-v-villarreal-cf-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-league-phase-md1-900x600.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tottenham-hotspur-v-villarreal-cf-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-league-phase-md1-1200x800.jpg.webp 1200w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tottenham-hotspur-v-villarreal-cf-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-league-phase-md1-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tottenham-hotspur-v-villarreal-cf-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-league-phase-md1.jpg.webp 1921w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 630px, (min-width:900px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 97vw, (min-width:414px) 414px, 100vw\"><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tottenham&#8217;s Papu Sarr (Photo Credit: Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Either Frank isn&#8217;t being completely honest about his opinion of Sarr, or there&#8217;s some other reason why it&#8217;s such a shock to see the midfielder struggle to get more minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Frank&#8217;s explanation that Sarr was initially rested as a precautionary measure and then removed due to the good performance of other players does not sit well with his perception that the 23-year-old was in his best form for the club and was &#8220;a very good player&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Monaco&#8217;s draw has only intensified the focus on selection. Vicario&#8217;s heroics masked the systemic issues, passive off-ball phases and lack of midfield presence that Sarr helped address when playing.<\/p>\n<p>Frank&#8217;s line, &#8220;There&#8217;s nothing wrong with him&#8221; to put speculation to rest, shows that Tottenham&#8217;s recent selections are a manager&#8217;s decision rather than an injury situation.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Journalist shares what Chelsea officials have said about the link with Tottenham&#8217;s 17-goal target<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thomas Frank applauds Tottenham fans (Photo by Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images) Tottenham fans have been wondering for the past two weeks why Pape Matar Sarr, one of the bright spots of the season&#8217;s opening, was left out of the squad despite his lackluster performances. 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