Tottenham Hotspur were beaten fair and square by Chelsea, with the performance on Saturday completely changing the mood among the fanbase. The Spurs fans expressed their dissatisfaction by booing loudly at the final whistle.

Tottenham’s home form continues to go from bad to worse each time they play on their own turf, and the weekend’s defeat to London rivals Chelsea only deepened those concerns. Thomas Frank’s side looked clueless in attack, sluggish in midfield and shaky at the back, and had it not been for Guglielmo Vicario in goal, they would have been staring at an embarrassing scoreline.

Djed Spence and Micky van de Ven stole the headlines when they blanked Thomas Frank, refusing his handshake and leaving him alone on the turf when he encouraged the players to do a lap of appreciation around the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Afterwards, Frank tried to downplay the incident’s significance.

Thomas Frank has defended Djed Spence and Micky van de Ven for their actions after the Chelsea defeat

Spence and Van de Ven ignoring Frank has received a barrage of criticism from sections of the fans and media. Former Manchester City full-back Micah Richards has urged Thomas Frank to drop the duo from the FC Copenhagen game...