I am up for the FIGHT | Thomas Frank and Xavi Simons | Tottenham v Borussia Dortmund
2026 · Football · Football
I am up for the FIGHT | Thomas Frank and Xavi Simons | Tottenham v Borussia Dortmund
I am up for the FIGHT | Thomas Frank and Xavi Simons | Tottenham v Borussia Dortmund
2026
21m
Football
Thomas Frank and Xavi Simons preview Tottenham's Champions League match against Borussia Dortmund. The under fire manager says he had lunch with board members today and has their trust, and says he is up for the sort of fight Spurs need if they are to end their losing streak. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 intro 0:10 Frank: I’ve just been feeling the trust along the way. I had lunch with the board today, the only focus I have is winning against Dortmund. 1:00: Frank: as long as we win football matches then, everyone will support us, it’s not about me it’s about the team. We have 11 outfield players available for the game. Xavi’s ankle is injured after Bowen tackle but he will play through pain. Bowen should have been sent off. 3:06: Frank: I can win the fans back, you need to show resilience, I have good values, one in five don’t like you whatever you do. 3 in 5 can support you. 4:03: Frank: I think if your back is against the wall you fight, I fight. 5:00 Xavi: we have to stick together. 5:59 Frank: I made the decision between Tel and Solanke, I chose Dom because if I could pick everyone then Tel would start but I can only pick between those two. 6:59 Frank: Palhinha is out. 7:15 Xavi: am still young but you can see the young guys working hard, there is no Age it’s just football. They are all ready 7:48 Xavi: you have to deal with situations in life that you don’t have the answers for, but we have to stick together and work hard. 8:35 Frank: I think football is very simple but it is also complex. We lost four of the last seven by one goal, we could have gotten more from them. I nothing without my players and our best players haven’t been available. 10:48 Frank: think the fans are crucial, we don’t see any club doing well without supportive fans. It’s not been as fluid as we’d want it. There are a lot of signs it is going the right way. We are much closer than we think. 13:05 Frank: We have been regularly playing in the right way in the last few games. Even the Villa game could have been a draw. 13:50 Xavi: We