Frank: The theme song of the Champions League will be particularly memorable, Muani is ready

Football 8:45am, 16 September 2025 129

Tottenham will face Villarreal at home in the Champions League, and Tottenham coach Frank attended the pre-match press conference.

What do you think about leading the team to participate in the Champions League for the first time after years of coaching?

"This is a big event, and I'm looking forward to it very much. I know that when the Champions League theme song sounds, that moment will be particularly memorable. Now it's mainly still the preparation stage, there are already more cameras, but everything is as normal in terms of mentality. When we step on the court tomorrow, it will be a special moment."

Your players know how to win in the European arena. Do you think this team has the ability to go further in the Champions League?

"I believe I have a great team and we want to go as far as possible. In any game, the ultimate goal is to win. The most important thing is to play one game after another. Now we will play against Villarreal, they are a very good team, and I was impressed when studying them. We will do our best to get a good start."

This is an important moment in the Champions League. How much do you know about Villarreal?

“我对马塞利诺非常尊敬,他做得非常出色。你可以看到他的球队结构良好、组织有序,他们的打法倾向于尽可能多地控球。我对他们所展现出来的实力印象深刻。这将是一场很好的挑战。”

您对新的欧冠赛制有什么看法?

“我对新事物持开放态度。上赛季我只是旁观者,现在我要亲自体验。目前看来这个赛制挺有趣的。无论赛制如何,明天的比赛都是一场欧冠对决,我们非常期待,并会尽全力争取胜利。”

您认为需要多少积分才能晋级淘汰赛?

"I'm not paying attention to this now, I'm only focusing on one thing, seeing if we can beat Villarreal. That's the most important thing. We'll have to play against Brighton afterwards, playing one game after another."

Please talk about your experience from the Championship to the top of the game today...

"Of course tomorrow is a very good opportunity and experience. As you said, we played in the Championship at Brentford, which was a small compact stadium, and tomorrow we'll play in one of the best stadiums in the world, facing our fans, on a Champions League night, you know they'll go all out, so that's very special. I'm very much looking forward to hearing the Champions League theme song and focusing on the game itself."

What early memories do you have about the Euro or Champions League?

“当然有,我记得1992年巴萨对阵桑普多利亚的比赛,劳德鲁普参加了那场比赛,科曼打进了一记精彩的任意球。还有许多令人难忘的比赛,比如1999年曼联三冠王、拜仁的疯狂胜利,以及利物浦与米兰的3-3平局等,这些都是美好的回忆。”

关于球队近况……索兰克的情况如何? We didn't see him training. Also, how long can Muani play if needed?

"Sorank is moving in the right direction, which is a positive signal, but he is not ready for this Champions League. Muani is ready and can play for 90 minutes if needed, but we hope he can play at 100%. Muani will play, which is the most important thing."

This season we have seen you have different tactical plans for different opponents, and when the two matches are so short, sometimes even just 24 hours to prepare, how did you do this?

"This is a good question! It's mainly because we have some guiding principles, such as defense. We want to press high, which is not a secret, but it may require fine-tuning based on the opponent, such as midfield pressing or low defense. The same is true for offense. How to break through and how to build an offense depends on the opponent's way of pressing, we need to make some adjustments. We will convey these details to the players through video, 11-on-11, etc. I believe the key is to convey the right details in a limited time, and I don't believe in long training or meetings. So we need to find a balance point. The players are all excellent, we will guide them, they make decisions on the court, and they do a good job in this."