Tottenham were second best against Chelsea in London Derby – Thomas Franks claims

Tottenham Hotspur manager, Thomas Frank says his team was second best against Chelsea in the London derby, Softfootball reports.

Joao Pedro scored the only goal of the match as Chelsea ran away with a 1-0 win against Spurs at the London stadium and that left the former Brentford manager disappointed. Tottenham came into the match-day 10 in high spirits after beating Everton 3-0 away from home last weekend but were dealt a huge blow by Chelsea on Saturday evening.

Chelsea players celebrating the derby win over Tottenham (Photo Credit: Chelsea X handle)

Speaking after the encounter in an interview posted by Tottenham’s official X handle. Frank said:

First and foremost, I think Chelsea performed very well. We were the second-best team today. There’s no two ways about that. It was bad performance. So, we’re frustrated about that in a London derby against Chelsea, a game that means the world to the fans, we’re very irritated about it.

I think we lacked the energy and intensity. We couldn’t match, for whatever reason, Chelsea on the day. I think that was part of it. Then I think the way they solved their high pressure, the way we solved our high pressure, the two solutions, I think they got more in the game than us.

Here is a video of the full interview. Watch below.

Thomas Frank reflects on tonight's defeat against Chelsea 💬 pic.twitter.com/j5FLWJsdNj
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Interestingly, Spurs have lost three out of their five home matches played so far in the premier league and would like to change that the next time they play at home in the premier league against Manchester United on Saturday.

Tottenham are fourth on the premier league table with 17 points after 10 matches and will return to action on Tuesday against Danish side, Copenhagen in the UEFA Champions League.