Every word Thomas Frank said on the young Tottenham player who's impressed him and Solanke injury

Thomas Frank had plenty to say in his press conference after Tottenham's pre-season victory against Arsenal in Hong Kong on Thursday.

In the first North London Derby to be played outside of the UK, Spurs struck the woodwork three times in the first half at the Kai Tak Stadium. First right-back Pedro Porro's corner curled all the way through and hit the right-hand upright. Then Wilson Odobert's slightly deflected low shot struck the same post and the subsequent corner bounced against the left-hand post, before hitting Richarlison and bouncing over off the Brazilian.

Pape Matar Sarrscored what would be a wonderful winning goal just before the break to give Tottenham the lead after picking up the ball just over the halfway line and clipping it back perfectly up and over David Raya and into the Arsenal net.

At the other end, Arsenal huffed and puffed but never gave Spurs goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario anything to do. In fact it should have been 2-0 to Spurs after the hour mark following some great movement by substitute Mathys Tel down the left to get in a cross only for Micky van de Ven to head wide from a good position.

Our Tottenham correspondent Alasdair Gold was in Hong Kong and among those putting the questions to Frank. Here's everything the Dane said during the press conference at the Kai Tak Stadium after Spurs lifted the pre-season Herbalgy Trophy.

We have seen training videos of players throwing themselves in front of mini goals to block the ball in specific sessions, does that all pay off in a game like this?

Yeah that is very pleasing of course. I think we have been very clear that this was not a friendly. It felt like a competitive match, I think you saw it was competitive and if you played in it it was competitive. Some of the bits we have been working hard on is the combination of defensive organisation so high pressure, middle, low so there are clear principles and that desire to keep a clean sheet because that gives you a bigger opportunity to win matches.

What did you make of Pape Matar Sarr's goal?

An unbelievable goal. Fantastic, well taken. All the credit to Pape. He has impressed me I must admit. He has been really good in the last four weeks.

A big moment for the squad and you psychologically to beat Arsenal?

I think for the team we are building together all the positive results or performances you can get just reinforce the messages we try to get into the players and the team feel that. That desire to defend was good. First half in generally we played very good overall. Second half I felt we defended a bit too much. But that was good and the set-pieces I think was a good as well. We defended very well but were also very dangerous.

What were you telling the players during breaks in play?

A few different bits. It could be in our phase one building up, we wanted Micky a little bit lower so there was an outball that way or it could be if we go a little bit longer we want Lucas higher. So more tactical instructions.

Would you come back to Hong Kong for another pre-season tour?

Yeah definitely. It would be a yes. I would definitely consider that. Everyone who has arranged this has been top. To see the sellout crowd tonight, fantastic fans, everybody making it feel like an extreme competitive match was very important for everyone. So all the things that had to be arranged well have been perfect. So very pleased.

What did you make of the facilities?

I think that was good. Very good hotel. Training pitch has been good which is important and of course the stadium.

Have you now got a better idea of the size of the job you've taken on?

Definitely. I think I had a good idea but you don't really know until you step into it and I think seeing how important it is for the fans. The fans have been waiting every day for us, every morning and evening, and the fans that came to open training and were at the game. You understand more and more, first and foremost how big a club Spurs is and the importance of the club.

Can you tell us a bit more about Mohammed Kudus and what he offers you in a game like this?

I think he was really good today Kudus. His hold-up play, the way he takes hold of the ball in tricky situations. His one-vs-one skills, his creating opportunities for the team was top class. On top of that I think he's working extremely hard and there was was recovery run from a set piece when he was straining all the way back and he won the ball back. That's how he can help the team so much. He will make a lot of the fans excited with his offensive actions and he will also help the team defensively.

How close is Dominic Solanke to coming back?

It's getting closer. We'll see if it's close enough for Newcastle if not I'm positive for Bayern.

You embraced Christian Norgaard at full-time, how happy are you to see him get an opportunity at a Champions League club?

It was a little emotional. I've known him since he was 15. He's 31 now and I've been training him for 12 years so I can say that I've known him for a pretty long time. This is the first time I've played against him. He played for me more than 300 games and it was a bit strange to see him on the other team. He's a top player and I can understand why Arsenal went for him. I'm so happy that he got this great opportunity late in his career.

Romero put the captain's armband on Son after the final whistle, have you decided yet on your captain or is it TBC?

Yeah that is to be confirmed. I haven't taken the decision yet. I'd like to understand the group of players a little bit more. I know I need to make a decision before the first official game against PSG in the Super Cup so I will do that. It's natural that both Romero and Son are captains so we kept it likewise.

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