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Spurs need to adopt a “front-footed” approach in their games, said Thomas Frank, even if it ends in a loss.

Frank was heavily criticised for fielding a back five for a 4-1 defeat against Arsenal and his side responded with a more ambitious display against PSG. Spurs led twice before being overwhelmed by Vitinha’s hat-trick,

Over all the years I’ve been in charge, no matter if it was when I was with my under-eights team in Frederiksværk 30 years ago to now, I want to play offensive front-footed football. But probably also in those 30 years they could pick games from the under-eights at Frederiksværk to Brentford where it didn’t work for whatever reason.