Thomas Frank explains why he thinks Tottenham are better away than at home

Thomas Frank has now spoken about Tottenham’s contrasting form at home and away in the Premier League this season.

Spurs have the joint best away record in the Premier League this season, having secured 10 points from a possible 12 on offer.

However, Tottenham have the fourth-worst home record this season, having secured just four points from their four Premier League fixtures at N17.

Only the three clubs in the relegation zone, Nottingham Forest, West Ham and Wolves, have a worse record at home than the Lilywhites, whose only win at their stadium was the opening day victory over Burnley.

Thomas Frank reveals why Tottenham are struggling at home

Following the loss against Aston Villa on Sunday, Frank remarked that Spurs’ performances at home have been better than the results suggest.

The Tottenham boss has now elaborated on what he thinks is behind the Lilywhites’ contrasting fortunes when they play in front of their own supporters compared to when they travel.

When asked if he could explain the imbalance between the results at home and away this season, Frank told Sky Sports: “I don’t know exactly. It depends on who you are facing – that can be home and away. I know at home you may play in a specific way, and other teams are playing in a specific way against you, compared to when you go away.

“And then the team opens up a little bit more, so you can hit them a little bit more on the counter, so you don’t have to create everything from scratch and 11 players behind the ball. But I just think definitely the away form has been very good in terms of what we said before.

“I think we’ve been extremely good in the foundation in football, in terms of we have a good base in the middle, low block and also very high. I think it’s very important that we probably have the most aggressive teams in high-pressure situations. And I think that’s a big part of why we are also quite good away from home. We need to continue tomorrow against a very good team, but we’re up for that.”

Pundit suggests Spurs have an off-pitch problem at home

One pundit has now suggested that Tottenham Hotspur are not only struggling on the pitch at home, but their fans are also not delivering the goods in the stands.

Gabby Agbonlahor remarked that the atmosphere at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was poor against Aston Villa, claiming that it was ‘very quiet’ throughout the game.

The former Villa striker compared the atmosphere to a kid’s party and suggested that the Spurs fans did not get behind the team despite the players’ best efforts to get a reaction from them.

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