Thomas Frank on Solanke and Kulusevski returns and Spurs’ recent form | OneFootball

Thomas Frank says he is reluctant to put a timeframe on when Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke could return for Tottenham.

Kulusevski is yet to play this season because of a knee injury, while Solanke is recovering from ankle surgery.

“I’d love to have them ready to play for us, but they’re unavailable,” Frank said ahead of Spurs’ game against Fulham.

“Other players need to step up. It’s much easier to say they’re in, when available, rather than put a timeframe on it.”

Frank’s side were beaten 5-3 by Paris St Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday night, following Sunday’s heavy north London derby defeat to Arsenal last Sunday.

On how he is dealing with the pressure of Spurs’ recent form, Frank said: “Trust my experience, trust my staff, my players, the club, the leadership – that’s key for us to progress as a structure. Just to keep doing that, keep believing, keep working, always one more conversation, one more video clip, one more meeting, one more training session, constantly try to improve bits, know where you want to go, try to improve the culture, the style of play every single day. That’s the key.

“On those days where you perform badly you feel pain, you’re angry, yesterday it was painful in a different way, more irritating, but a better feeling because we competed. I saw more of the character of the team I want to build. We just have to keep going.”