Djed Spence and Micky van de Ven ought to be dropped for snubbing Thomas Frank after Tottenham Hotspur’s newest defeat.
That’s in accordance with talkSPORT’s Hugh Woozencroft, who together with Perry Groves and Micky Grey gave his ideas on the ‘disrespectful’ actions of the Spurs duo.
The incident got here at full-time following Saturday’s residence defeat to London rivals Chelsea.
Spence and Van de Ven appeared to snub a handshake from Frank as he tried to direct them in direction of the house supporters.
He might then be seen wanting again on the pair as they headed down the tunnel as an alternative of applauding the gang.
Frank performed down the incident, the Dane explaining after the match: “All of the gamers are in fact annoyed.
“They wish to do effectively, they wish to win, they wish to carry out effectively, so I perceive that.”
Nevertheless, talkSPORT’s Hugh Woozencroft, Micky Grey and Perry Groves are all in settlement that agency motion towards the gamers ought to be taken by Frank.
Spurs are again in motion towards Copenhagen within the Champions League on Tuesday evening.
In the meantime, they host Manchester United on Saturday in a 3rd successive residence match forward of the worldwide break.
Ought to Spence and Van de Ven be dropped?
Groves believes Frank should put the incident to an in depth earlier than these matches, however doesn’t assume it ought to be carried out in entrance of the remainder of the Spurs squad.
He informed GameDay Dwell: “I believe that could be a drawback as a result of in the event you’re Thomas Frank, the way in which that he appeared spherical, it was a scarcity of respect. That’s what it was.
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“It wasn’t just a bit look. It was a males that stare at goats stare. He was taking a look at his two gamers and mentioned, ‘I can’t consider you’ve carried out that to me.
“So Thomas Frank, and I believe he’s an excellent supervisor, however he’s discovered himself in positions that he’s by no means been in earlier than.
“With the expectation of his 60,000 at residence crowd, his group being booed off, which he would by no means have had at Brentford, and he would have been in full management of the gamers at Brentford.
“So now he’s coping with larger egos and for him to get management, he’s bought to herald Djed Spence and Micky van de Ven individually.
“Not in entrance of the remainder of the gamers, individually, and say to them, ‘if I ask you to do one thing, you don’t query me. You simply do it. If you wish to query me, you query me afterwards.’
“As a result of, Micky [Gray], you performed clearly below Peter Reid at Sunderland, no one questioned him. I do know it’s a distinct period, however you would have a row with him and also you do it throughout the confined dressing room, however nobody would query him publicly.
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“That was Van de Ven and Djed Spence simply disrespecting Thomas Frank.”
Woozencroft added that each gamers ought to be dropped for Spurs’ subsequent two matches on account of their actions.
He added: “Truthfully, for me, if I used to be the supervisor, they wouldn’t be beginning, they wouldn’t be taking part in midweek or on the weekend towards Manchester United.
“Spurs followers will say they want them. You say they want them and possibly they do, however for me, you’ve bought to set the tone as a supervisor at a soccer membership.
“These two gamers confirmed a degree of ego that doesn’t match their expertise once they did that to Thomas Frank.”
Their significance to the aspect leaves Frank with a dilemma, although, Grey admitted as he defined why neither participant might be axed.
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Grey mentioned: “If they have one thing of a bee of their bonnet about the way in which that the gang reacted within the sport, then do one thing about it your self.
“However I believe even when it’s a token gesture, you shouldn’t must see your supervisor pointing to the 2 gamers to say, ‘go and say because of the gang’.
“Even in the event you don’t need to do it, you stroll to date up in direction of the supporters, you don’t even must get near them.
“At the back of your thoughts, you’re going, ‘proper, I don’t actually need to do that, however I’m going to do it. I’ll simply clap my fingers and say thanks very a lot.’
“You then come off the pitch after which you’ll be able to have a bit phrase about what you’ve simply carried out while you get into the dressing room. They didn’t do this. They ignored the supervisor and I don’t assume we’ve heard the final of it, I’ve to say.
“I imply, I believe they are going to play as a result of he does want these two gamers, however he must have a stern phrase with them.”
Frank was appointed as Ange Postecoglou’s successor within the Spurs scorching seat on a three-year deal in the summertime.
His aspect at present sit fifth within the Premier League following their third defeat in ten matches to date this time period.
