Thomas Frank is speaking to the media after Tottenham fell to a penalty shoot-out defeat to PSG in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday evening in Udine.
Spurs took on the Champions League winners and Club World Cup finalists with head coach Thomas Frank utilising a back three for the first time in order to try to counter PSG’s attacking quality. That meant a start for Kevin Danso alongside Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven.
Tottenham started the game strong from the off, pressing high up the pitch and they struck in the 39th minute. Mohammed Kudus did well before being fouled and a deep Guglielmo Vicario free-kick caused problems in the box after new captain Cristian Romero headed it across. Joao Palhinha had his shot tipped on to the crossbar and Micky van de Ven was there to send home the loose ball.
The north London side doubled their lead just a couple of minutes after the break. The unmarked Romero sent a thumping header from Pedro Porro’s deep free-kick towards the far post and new PSG goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier could only get fingertips on it as it went into the far corner of the net.
The Paris side struck a goal back in the final five minutes. Lee Kang-in hit a low drive from outside the box into the bottom right corner of the net. They found a leveller in the 90th minute when Goncalo Ramos headed home from a low cross.
At 2-2, that meant the game went to penalties and although Dominic Solanke, Rodrigo Bentancur and Porro scored, Micky van de Ven saw his spot kick saved and Mathys Tel hit his wide, leaving Nuno Mendes to fire home to win the shoot-out 4-3 for PSG.
Our Tottenham reporter Alasdair Gold is among those putting the questions to Frank after the game. Scroll down for his live updates from the press conference in Udine.
