<figure id="attachment_3235120" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3235120" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-3235120" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/fd710d50-thomas-frank-15122025.webp" alt="" width="1600" height="1000" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3235120" class="wp-caption-text">Manager Thomas Frank believes he should be given time, noting success requires patience and cannot be achieved quickly. (EPA Images pic)</figcaption></figure>
LONDON: Thomas Frank said there is no &#8220;quick fix&#8221; to Tottenham&#8217;s problems after a sobering 3-0 Premier League defeat at Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
A costly mistake playing out from the back was punished by Callum Hudson-Odoi, who then scored with an overhit cross as goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario was caught out of position.
Ibrahim Sangare scored a wonder goal to deepen the visiting side&#8217;s pain.
Spurs had appeared to be on the right track after a draw at Newcastle and wins over Brentford and Slavia Prague.
But the club have now won just once in their past seven Premier League matches and are mired in mid-table.
Former Brentford manager Frank is in his first season at the club after taking over from the sacked Ange Postecoglou, whose side finished 17th last season.
Asked after Sunday&#8217;s game if he would be given time to implement his ideas, Frank said, &#8220;I can&#8217;t see why not. I think it&#8217;s pretty evident that if no one gets the time, no one can turn this around. This is not a quick fix.&#8221;
He added that, while he may appear cool, he is hiding a &#8220;hurricane&#8221; inside him.
&#8220;I do everything to control my emotions, which is a hurricane inside me, because, of course, it&#8217;s deeply frustrating that we are not doing better today after three good performances,&#8221; he said.
The Dane was honest about his side&#8217;s display at the City Ground, calling it a &#8220;very bad performance&#8221;.
&#8220;But I also know that to change this will take some time,&#8221; he said. &#8220;No one will want to hear about that. It&#8217;s just reality.
&#8220;I think the ones who have followed the club and the team, I think it&#8217;s fair to say there&#8217;s been a few not too consistent performances and that&#8217;s the thing. We are working very hard.&#8221;

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