Djed Spence and Micky van de Ven ‘said sorry’, says Tottenham head…

Djed Spence and Micky van de Ven ‘said sorry’, says Tottenham head…

Thomas Frank has confirmed Tottenham duo Djed Spence and Micky van de Ven apologised for ignoring their head coach at full-time following the 1-0 defeat to Chelsea on Saturday.

Spurs have been booed off at full-time at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, having recorded their lowest ever xG (anticipated targets) determine of 0.05 since Opta data began in the 2012-13 campaign, before Frank approached his gamers on the pitch.

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Stand-in captain Van de Ven and Spence headed in the direction of the tunnel and despite Frank seemingly telling them to thank the dwelling help, they walked past the Danish boss who stared of their route before he turned to applaud the crowd.

Sky Sports News understands Frank and Spence spoke after the game and their interplay on the pitch at full-time was just an indication of their frustration at shedding, relatively than something more.

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Speaking in his pre-match press convention ahead of the Champions League fixture against FC Copenhagen on Tuesday, Frank offered more element on the scenario.

“Micky and Djed came into my office yesterday and just said they wanted to say sorry for the situation. They didn’t want it to look bad or disrespectful,” he said.

“That was not their intention to me, the team or the club. They were just frustrated by the performance, loss and the booing during the game.”

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Pedro Neto takes on Djed Spence with Thomas Frank watching on in the background

Frank: We are all human, I’ll always defend my gamers

When pushed for additional particulars on the assembly, which was unprompted and led by Spence and Van de Ven, Frank added: “If they didn’t come in, I would have to ask them about the situation. Of course, I was happy they came in as I knew the questions would come in today [Monday].

“We all have a notion [of why it happened]. That was my first query: how have been they and why?

“It means they care, they care about the team and the club and in this case, me. That was very good. We had a good talk about a lot of things.

“Like all the pieces, we maintain it internally. It shall be very, very uncommon if I throw a participant under the bus. We are all people and I’ll always defend them.”

Vicario: I had to protect Bergvall from boos

Spence and Van de Ven were not the only players involved in an incident after the final whistle.

As players made their way around the pitch, applauding fans, Bergvall was pushed away from the stands by team-mate Guglielmo Vicario after seemingly reacting to something that was said by a supporter.

Vicario joined Frank to speak to the media ahead of Copenhagen and was asked about the incident, where he said: “In every atmosphere, there are superb people and some are unhealthy people.

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Lucas Bergvall talks with Spurs medical workers having been substituted after being struck on the head by the ball

“I had to protect him as he was a little bit emotional at that time. It is part of my experience. We can discuss inside the dressing room but won’t do it outside.”

Bergvall began the fixture against Chelsea however was pressured off in the seventh minute after struggling a concussion.

“Lucas got a concussion,” Frank continued when requested about an update on the 19-year-old’s fitness. “Which was probably pretty obvious, big praise to the medical team.

“It is a tough scenario to be in. Well achieved to them, it’s the participant’s health that is most important.”

The Sweden worldwide will now miss the game against Copenhagen and Saturday’s assembly with Manchester United at dwelling, live on Sky Sports.

Spence and Mohammed Kudus also picked up knocks during the defeat however must be accessible for Tuesday, according to Frank.

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