‘No’ – Tottenham Boss Thomas Frank With Quickfire Blunt Response To Question | OneFootball

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Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank has given a quickfire blunt assessment of his side’s Premier League title chances after their 3-0 win at Everton.

Spurs have impressed at points this season under the former Brentford boss and with Manchester City and Liverpool struggling for consistency, eyes are being cast around for other possible challengers to Arsenal.

The comfortable victory at the Hill Dickinson Stadium pushed Tottenham up to third in the Premier League table, with nine games played.

Frank’s side are five points off league leaders Arsenal and have scored more goals than the Gunners, managing 17 to their rivals’ 16.

Despite that though, the Tottenham boss is not prepared to label his side title challengers.

Asked if Tottenham are title contenders, Frank needed no time to fire back at a press conference: “No.

“That I think is a big…I think there are probably a few teams ahead of us.

“I think it is fair to say I am only thinking of one game at a time and let’s see where we are in April.”

Tottenham managed to qualify for the Champions League last term by winning the Europa League, a route that is now closed to them this term.

As such, Frank will need to make sure his side finish in the top five this season to secure Champions League football for a second successive season.

Tottenham must now switch their focus towards facing Newcastle United in the EFL Cup in midweek, a game that Micky van de Ven has admitted he expects to be tough.

Van de Ven scored twice in Tottenham’s win over Everton on Sunday and Frank is increasingly making his side a threat from set pieces.