The response Frank received from the Tottenham supporters was a significant distinction to the standing ovation he obtained from the Brentford trustworthy when he stepped on to the pitch earlier than the match.

The Dane spent seven years in command of the Bees earlier than making the swap to Spurs and was requested if he was having fun with the problem.

“When it’s essential to put in an enormous, huge shift and it is not easy and it is robust, it is most likely tough to take pleasure in it,” stated Frank.

“If I run laborious, I do not take pleasure in that second, however I do know I have to hold my head down and run laborious to get by it to get my health up, or win a race, or no matter.

“We’re in a state of affairs the place it’s essential to run laborious, to remain in it, to get by it.

“On the opposite aspect, after we look again on this spell or possibly this primary yr when it was robust, you will suppose what a studying, what an expertise, it made us so a lot better for the longer term.”

Spurs have saved seven clear sheets below Frank within the Premier League this season, having solely picked up six in 2024-25 with Ange Postecoglou in cost, and there are clear indicators of restoration.

They gained 1-0 at Crystal Palace previous to the Brentford journey.

Frank accepts there are nonetheless additional areas for enchancment however insists there are many causes to be optimistic.

“It is not good, we wish to be a free-flow workforce,” Frank stated.

“A number of issues I went to bolster positively is our final two away performances. The inspiration we had been constructing was very robust and we had been very robust defensively. That’s vastly vital and we understood learn how to shut down their transitions.

“We’re working very laborious on the offensive a part of the sport.

“Soccer is a recreation of errors. You lose the ball, that occurs – but when half of these will be higher, it’s going to present extra assaults.”

Frank was unable to name on a number of key figures on Thursday as he continues to cope with a prolonged absentee record.

James Maddison, Dominic Solanke and Dejan Kulusevski are amongst these on the sidelines with accidents, whereas Xavi Simons is serving a suspension.

“Expectation is nice and I additionally suppose we’re most likely in a little bit of a transition,” Frank stated.

“Not that we do not wish to play loads higher, however the membership, the squad, the accidents, all that considered is a part of that.”

Tottenham return to motion on Sunday when Sunderland go to north London at 15:00 GMT.