Spurs will struggle to reverse the bad vibes for Eintracht Frankfurt tie if they continue to play like they did against Fulham

It’s never a great sign when a manager starts publicly calling out players for underperforming, but it’s a particularly galling thing to hear from a Premier League head coach so regularly frustrated by journalists criticising his players.

Despite reach the inaugural final of UEFA's secondary club competition, which was then imaginatively known as the UEFA Cup, there was a sense of disappointment hanging over the Tottenham Hotspur squad.