Professional lip readers, someone can find what djed was saying here
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Earlier, Djed Spence and Micky van de Ven walked past Thomas Frank to head down the tunnel after Tottenham's defeat against Chelsea.
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What did the pundits make of that? pic.twitter.com/M6SchR28Mw
On the face of it, Tottenham are having a good season.
After 10 Premier League games Thomas Frank’s side find themselves in the Premier League’s top four and unbeaten in the Champions League.
Yet results – and noticeably the mood of supporters at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – have gone south in recent weeks.
After Saturday’s 1-0 home defeat by Chelsea – just as he does after every home game – Frank encouraged his players to do a lap of appreciation around the stadium.
As his players were booed off pitch, Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence were caught on camera snubbing their manager and going straight down the tunnel.
“All the players are of course frustrated,” Frank said of the incident. “They would like to do well, they would like to win, they would like to perform well, so I understand that.
“I think it is difficult to be consistent in good times and in bad times. That is why I went around to the fans as I did. It is more fun when we win, I can tell you that.”
When pushed on the reactions of Van de Ven and Spence and if their response was acceptable, he added: “I think that is one of the small issues. We have Micky and Djed who are doing everything they can.
“They perform very well so far this season and everyone is frustrated. We do things in a different way, so I don’t think it is a big problem.”
Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer said the players’ reaction has been blown out of proportion.
“I totally understand why the players want to get in as soon as possible,” he said.
“They have been an embarrassment, they were booed off the pitch. They want to get in the dressing room and say sorry later on.
“As much as Thomas likes to go around and thank the fans, I get the players point of view that they have been absolutely awful and they want to get off the pitch as quickly as possible.”
After finishing 17th in the Premier League last season, Spurs began Frank’s tenure with three wins and three clean sheets in four games.
The Dane has repeatedly said he wants to make Tottenham Hotspur Stadium “a fortress”, but the loss to Chelsea means Spurs have won just one of five home games under him.
They have not won back-to-back league games since beginning the season with wins against Burnley and Manchester City, and have won just one of their past five games in all competitions since the October international break.
Poor home form is a continuation of a trend that started under Ange Postecoglou last season – Spurs have won just three of their past 19 home Premier League games (four draws and 12 losses), with no current top-flight side winning fewer home matches since 10 November, 2024.
In fact, in England’s top four tiers, only Southampton have won fewer home games than Spurs in this period.