Thomas Frank admitted Tottenham were well below their best in Thursday’s 4-0 defeat by Bayern Munich — and suggested a lack of energy was at the heart of the problem.
But the Spurs boss insisted his side will be fully prepared to face Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Super Cup next week.
The defeat in Munich was Frank’s first since taking charge earlier this summer, and came just six days before his team take on the reigning European champions in Udine.
Tottenham trailed 1-0 at half-time before being overrun in the second half, as Bayern mixed senior stars with a wave of talented academy players.
Speaking to SPURSPLAY after the match, Frank said: ‘We were obviously playing a very good team tonight. Bayern in my opinion are one of the teams that probably are favourites to win the Champions League.
‘They hit a good level, we didn’t hit a good level, that’s a bad combination but we will definitely learn from this one. I definitely got some answers that we will look into and we will calmly reflect on it after the game now and look through it.
Tottenham Hotspur were beaten 4-0 by Bayern Munich in their final friendly of pre-season
Bayern striker Harry Kane (left) scored against his former club and also missed a penalty kick
Thomas Frank suggested that Spurs, who recently returned to Europe after trips to Hong Kong and Seoul, lacked energy against Bayern – but said they would be ready for PSG next week
‘Also it seems like we lacked some energy somehow which we need to find – no team can play without that energy.’
Spurs had only just returned to Europe following a demanding pre-season tour that included matches in Hong Kong and Seoul — a factor that may have contributed to the lack of energy Frank referenced.
Tottenham’s trip to the Allianz Arena was their final warm-up before Wednesday’s showdown with PSG in Udine. While the scoreline made for grim reading, Frank said there had been plenty to take from the summer overall.
‘As a whole, from the start to now, I think overall it’s positive,’ he said. ‘It was a negative performance today and a negative result but overall there have been some really positive performances – the Arsenal one, we were pretty happy with a lot of bits in the Newcastle one – then it’s about that consistency in the team and the principles we want to get into the players.
‘It will take a bit to get up to that consistent level that we want to but I’m not in doubt we will get there.’
Frank remains confident his players will respond and be ready for the challenge of facing the European champions next week.
‘We will 100 per cent be ready for that game, I’m not in doubt about that,’ he added. ‘There are six days ahead, we have a normal week for the first time in the last two weeks so with everything – just getting down, less travel, energise them (the players), three or four good sessions – then we will be ready against PSG.’
