{"id":37514,"date":"2026-01-07T20:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T01:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/completely-stupid-thomas-frank-slams-sad-focus-on-arsenal-cup-story\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T20:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T01:00:12","slug":"completely-stupid-thomas-frank-slams-sad-focus-on-arsenal-cup-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/completely-stupid-thomas-frank-slams-sad-focus-on-arsenal-cup-story\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Completely stupid&#8217; \u2013 Thomas Frank slams &#8216;sad&#8217; focus on Arsenal Cup story"},"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\/2026\/01\/07\/completely-stupid-thomas-frank-slams-sad-focus-on-arsenal-cup-story\/#Thomas_Frank_says_he_didnt_notice_the_Arsenal_Cup\" >Thomas Frank says he didn&#8217;t notice the Arsenal Cup<\/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\/2026\/01\/07\/completely-stupid-thomas-frank-slams-sad-focus-on-arsenal-cup-story\/#Could_Frank_stay_at_Tottenham_longer\" >Could Frank stay at Tottenham longer?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tottenham manager Thomas Frank was not happy when asked about his drinking of Arsenal-branded products before the game against Bournemouth.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was another tough night for Spurs as they conceded late goals to lose 3-2 to Bournemouth, but Frank has just fallen into further disrepute for his pre-match incident.<\/p>\n<p>Frank referenced the Arsenal Cup incident in his post-match press conference, insisting it was not intentional, but also condemning the focus on this type of story.<\/p>\n<p>See below. The Danish tactician was clearly upset, saying it was &#8220;sad&#8221; to have to answer questions like this and that it was a sign that things were going in the wrong direction&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Thomas_Frank_says_he_didnt_notice_the_Arsenal_Cup\"><\/span>Thomas Frank says he didn&#8217;t notice the Arsenal Cup<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t notice it at all,&#8221; Frank told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s fair to say we don&#8217;t win every football match, so it would be completely foolish to compete for the cup with an Arsenal team&#8230;There will be people who think I did it, and people who think the staff did it&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I actually think it&#8217;s a bit sad in football that questions have to be asked about that,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If I had to worry about having a cup with another club&#8217;s logo on it, we&#8217;re definitely going in the wrong direction. 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That would be very stupid.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tottenham-hotspur-v-burnley-premier-league-1-414x276.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tottenham-hotspur-v-burnley-premier-league-1-630x420.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tottenham-hotspur-v-burnley-premier-league-1-768x512.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tottenham-hotspur-v-burnley-premier-league-1-770x514.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tottenham-hotspur-v-burnley-premier-league-1-900x600.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tottenham-hotspur-v-burnley-premier-league-1-1200x800.jpg.webp 1200w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tottenham-hotspur-v-burnley-premier-league-1-1536x1025.jpg.webp 1536w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tottenham-hotspur-v-burnley-premier-league-1-2048x1366.jpg.webp 2048w\" 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 Hotspur manager Thomas Frank (Photo by Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Could_Frank_stay_at_Tottenham_longer\"><\/span>Could Frank stay at Tottenham longer?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>THFC, led by Frank, have won just one of their last six games and are currently languishing in 14th place in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Although he did well during his time at Brentford, he got off to a very poor start at Spurs and it&#8217;s hard to imagine him staying in the job for long.<\/p>\n<p>The last thing Frank needed now was to be seen playing in a cup game against Tottenham&#8217;s biggest rivals.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham manager Thomas Frank was not happy when asked about his drinking of Arsenal-branded products before the game against Bournemouth. It was another tough night for Spurs as they conceded late goals to lose 3-2 to Bournemouth, but Frank has just fallen into further disrepute for his pre-match incident. 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