But we also have to take the frankness of his word when he says his choice of two direct players in Richarlison and Randal Kolo Moani is based on exploiting the weakness of his opponent.
“We want two strikers for the crosses, which we think is an area where we can hurt the combination,” said Frank, pointing to an early moment that his choice was the right one.
But the former Brentford bros was also mixed in his messages.
Frank Tottenham felt the improvement to put United on five shots.
However, he emphasized, not the same as saying his defense actually played well.
“I don’t think I said they played well,” he said.
“The two shots they had, maybe even on target, were two situations we could have done better.
“Of course, we’ll look into that and go through the details.”
The biggest plus from a Tottenham perspective is that they have not lost a third home game in the Premier League, which also means that they have avoided a year of defeat in 2025, which would be a record for a calendar year.
However, they still collected 14 points from their last 20 home games. No top-flight side has a worse record than that.
However, on a strange day, without the part that played well but both contributed to a memorable game, taking the positives, for Frank, that did not disappear.
“We’re playing at home and I know we have to win so we don’t talk about it [losing at home]” he said.
“But the way we stayed in the game in the second half and kept doing the right things, I’m very happy with that.
“It’s a game where both teams try to cancel each other out a little bit.
“We always do a little bit but you can flip it and say, Hey, we scored two goals in a situation where it was difficult to create.”