Spurs 2-0 Borussia Dortmund | Every word of Thomas Frank's post-match press conference | OneFootball

Thomas Frank spoke to the media at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after our 2-0 win against Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday evening.

Here's what he had to say...

How much did you enjoy that performance and win tonight?

Thomas: "Yeah, I really enjoyed the performance and the win, of course. I think especially the first half, I felt we were very good. I think we started exceptionally well, on top of them, pressed them, calm on the ball, produced chances, created opportunities, scored a good goal, and kept going, then scored the second goal, which of course is also super important. So, everything about the first half, I was extremely happy with. I think it's definitely some of the best we've done. Second half, I would have loved us to keep the ball a bit better. I would have loved to have killed it with some of the big chances, just the 3-0, but we know in football it's never easy, even if you play 11 against 10. Also because the momentum is they have to push a bit and then of course, we all knew it was an important win to get, especially at home, of course, we haven't been as confident. So, the performance and the win can we build on? Then I asked for the fans to help everyone, especially the team and the players and they were exceptional, especially the first half. You felt it was that one of these, how can you say, a little bit special European nights. You felt the energy was quite unique. So, that was very nice."

Everyone felt the urgency from the first minute. Was there a different message? Did Dominic Solanke's return help?

Thomas: "I don't know. It was just extremely nice to experience and as I say, the way they pushed us forward and that energy between the fans and the players was magic. That's what we need to create more of. Luckily, we've been good to do it in the Champions League with four wins and four clean sheets at home."

It felt like your players gave everything, you must be so pleased with how they left it all out there?

Thomas: "I said it from the beginning, the players are giving everything. I think that's an extremely good sign about the culture. Extremely good sign that they want to do everything, that they are together, that we are together, very impressive. We were a little bit down to the bare bones with the available players and the way Destiny, he was definitely one of the ones I was talking about yesterday. We were constantly talking about, should we swap him in or not? He was sometimes bombarding forward. I was thinking, 'oh no, Dest, please, come on, calm now, be a little bit clever'. Dom is the one that is normally a physical beast, but he's been out for so long. He gave everything, and I think he gave so much to the team. Of course also scored a great goal with a triple contact to get it over the line - very good to have the two of them on the pitch."

What did you make of Xavi Simons, Wilson Odobert and Djed Spence?

Thomas: "I think they did very well. We played that, how can you say? It was a little bit of a 3-4-3, both to match it up, but also to do it a little bit, taking care of it and Djed, I think, did exceptionally well, especially first half. Xavi produced a lot of good moments and found good positions, and I think Wilson was electric at times. So, I'm happy with that."

Jun'ai Byfield is just 17, but he didn't look out of place, did he?

Thomas: "No, no, not at all. Jun'ai has impressed throughout the training. The players trust him, clearly they rate him highly. I rate him highly. One thing is to get your debut for Tottenham, the last five minutes, 4-0 up and everything is smooth. Another thing is to get your debut in the Champions League, a big night against Dortmund and we needed to win the game. He just came in, composed, calm, on top of this. Wow. I hope his parents are very proud. They should be."

Can you translate this Champions League form into the Premier League?

Thomas: "I think the big thing is to build on this with a performance and a win against Burnley on Saturday. What I would say is that it's a big skill to be able to produce Premier League, Champions League, Premier League, Champions League every week from the team and players. That we're working very hard on and I actually think and I keep saying it because I mean it, this is the eighth game in a row where I think we consistently performed quite well - not everything has been through the roof, but overall good in all games, but we haven't been able to get over the line, get a little bit of the margins with us. Today you can say the little margins was maybe a red card that helped a little bit instead of the one we had against Liverpool go the other way. Of course, the triple contract of Dom inside the post, goal, boom and down where we didn’t get that against Sunderland, West Ham and Bournemouth where all three we should have won with the performance we put in. So, we just need to do the same thing, keep believing and then we just know that things will turn."

How important is the top eight of the Champions League?

Thomas: “No, I think it's important that of course it's always the next game that is the most important one, so we need to perform and win against Burnley on Saturday. After that, of course, I know we have Frankfurt and we need to do everything we can to make sure we finish top eight because that will mean that you have two games less. Also I think it's fair to say we have a few injuries, so to not only to have a little more rest, but mainly also to be able to train with the players and try to implement more principles and ideas."

Do you think your team proved you are worth sticking with?

Thomas: "I think it's about the team and everything, but of course I understand the question. What I feel the whole time is that I feel the staff is with us, I think the players are with us, the ownership, everyone wants the same thing and we're on the same page. We do a lot of things in the right direction and today was a big performance and a big win. Of course, I'm very aware of that, but I’m also very aware that this we have done and we need to keep that consistency and of course turn that a little bit. As I say, some of the other games we easily could have won, now we need to build on this. I just see a team that is running very, very hard and I think that's a very, very good sign. That's a healthy sign of a culture and we are building something a little bit step by step. We can easily have got better results the last three games, we just didn't, but we're running hard."

Will you allow yourself a beer or a little glass of wine tonight?

Thomas: "I think two big glasses of red will be necessary, I will enjoy that."