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Original Title: One source told Telegraph Sport on Thomas Frank: “He was constantly going on to the players about Arsenal and they quickly got sick of it. Even before and after the game at the Emirates, he was telling them how good Arsenal were. The feeling among some was very much ‘just shut up about Arsenal’.”
By his own admission, Thomas Frank made his first rookie error as Tottenham Hotspur head coach before a ball had been kicked this season and the “A-word” proved to be a problematic theme of his eight months in charge.
It was in his first press conference following his appointment that Frank said: “I haven’t seen a team that is not losing any football matches. There is Arsenal, that we can’t mention, in the Premier League. So I made my first rookie mistake there.”
It was not a rookie mistake confined to his media duties, however, as Frank is said to have regularly referenced the strengths of Tottenham’s North London rivals in team meetings – much to the frustration of some players.
The irony of Frank finally being sacked ahead of next Sunday’s game against Arsenal will not have been lost on those who were surprised by his reverence to the Premier League leaders.
One source told Telegraph Sport: “He was constantly going on to the players about Arsenal and they quickly got sick of it. Even before and after the game at the Emirates, he was telling them how good Arsenal were. The feeling among some was very much ‘just shut up about Arsenal’.”