Brentford boss Thomas Frank has hailed Tottenham as a ‘world-class’ team, as he told Sky Sports Football on Tuesday night.
The Championship side suffered a 2-0 defeat in the League Cup semi-final and Frank admitted that they found the ‘pace’ and ‘quality’ of a Heung-Min Son ‘very difficult’ to deal with, as he referenced the goal he scored.
It could have been a lot different for the away side if Ivan Toney had a bit more luck with his offiside goal before Son punished them moments later.
Frank hailed his ‘brave’ side and also heaped praise on the quality Tottenham had at their disposal.
“We played with a top attitude, we were brave, if we equalise there [Ivan Toney’s offside goal] then it’s totally a fair result, which is massive going here to Tottenham’s stadium” said Frank.
“Competing against a world-class team – they showed class with the 2-0 goal. We knew they had that transition pace and after that it was game over.
“We need to remember Tottenham is a good team, so maybe in the beginning, we could have pressed a tiny bit higher. But it’s a combination of their quality as well.
“We know with the pace and the quality, the 2-0 goal, that’s what we knew ‘okay, that could be very difficult to close down’.”
Jose Mourinho is now one game away from guiding the North London club to their first trophy since 2008.
Either Manchester United or Manchester City will be their opponents, as the duo lock horns tonight.
If Mourinho can add a trophy to Tottenham’s cabinet and finish in the top-four then he has done a high-quality job in his first full season in charge of Spurs.
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