Before Tottenham's Premier League match against Everton, head coach Frank attended the pre-match press conference. He talked about the team's injury situation, the running-in problem on the offensive end, and his views on the match against Everton.

Q: Can you update the injuries of Romero, Udoki and Solanke?

Frank: Yes, Romero has just been running on the grass and there are some fitness coaches, so the situation is positive and progressing. There is no specific timetable, but I don't think it will be a long-term injury. Udoki hasn't returned to training on grass yet, but is still progressing, so again, it won't be a long-term injury. The situation with Solanke is positive, he is moving in the right direction every day, training alone on the grass again today and is moving forward now that he has built up a sustainable amount of individual on-court training.

Q: Everton, Newcastle, Chelsea, Copenhagen, Manchester United, Arsenal, do you have a clear understanding of the level of the team? Or will it be clearer after these games?

Frank: I get to know this team and the individual players every day. What I see is a team that is very willing to work hard, perform and play for this wonderful club. After that competitive game against Villa I thought, okay, there's something here. It was very interesting, I know we lost, but looking at the performance, that’s what I need to keep focusing on. And then I also learned from Wednesday night's game against Monaco, those are two examples. So it's a day-to-day thing, you could say, and we've been through who-knows-how-many-weeks and I'll know more by then. But now my focus is only on Everton.

Q: Is Kolo Muani close to starting?

Frank: He's definitely getting closer. Now for the first time he has had a consistent training period and gotten some playing time. I think it's fair to say that he's not 100 percent physically ready to play 90 minutes straight. But he's ready to be used, which is good news.

Q: What do you think of Grealish's start at Everton?

Frank: Everton is a very competitive team. Grealish is not the only player in the team. Beto performed very well on the front line and Ndiaye was also very good. I think Hall is doing well now after perhaps struggling for form at Chelsea. Then, my good colleague and friend David Moyes was coaching and his team overall was very, very competitive. He's a coach that I admire and a guy that I respect a lot in football. And then, of course, Grealish, you know, I think it also comes down to, of course, always the players themselves, but also partly down to the coaching staff, the manager, Moyes has allowed Grealish to blossom again. He is their chief creator, no doubt about it. He is very dangerous and can make something out of nothing in every game. So, of course we need to pay attention to him.

Q: How important has the powerful throw-in become in the Premier League this season?

Frank: I think I saw a crazy peak this season. Personally, I love it. I think anything you can do that creates an advantage for your team or creates an extra weapon, an extra threat, you should look into it. I know it can be a matter of style and what you believe in and so on. I was just thinking, well, how can I make sure we maximize our opportunities to try and score goals? Scoring goals is the hardest thing in football. If you can give yourself one more weapon, why not?

Q: Harvey Simmons, how do you and your coaching staff work to get the best out of him?

Frank: I think the coaching staff and I will try to help any player on the team. Xavi has been with us for about seven or eight weeks, which is a short time in football but in a way a long time. He's adapting every day. I liked his personality and the way he performed in the first 60 minutes against Villa and I thought he was a bit tired afterwards and that's part of the learning process of adapting to a league with a much higher intensity. What I ask of him, what we ask of him, is higher intensity overall. But I trust this player, I think he has the passing ability and the vision. He's right there, we've been training and I think he's training really well. So, yeah, hopefully he can take it step by step.

Q: Thrall, is he injured? He hasn't played much recently, why?

Frank: Yeah, there's nothing wrong with him. He started probably the first six games and I thought he was a really, really good player for us. I think we, I don't remember, there was maybe a little situation where we gave him a break. But no, no, it's just competition, other players, you know, do a good job and it's my decision. But overall, I'm happy with him. I've said it before, he was one of the players that impressed me the most at the beginning of the season, he's a very good player.

Q: Since you came here, your results have been good. Do you think every aspect of the team's performance so far has met your expectations?

Frank: Maybe except for the first half against Bournemouth, the first half against Wolves and the second half against Monaco, everything else was either top, good, or above good. When I say this now, I'm not saying everything falls into place, I'm just thinking about your role, how competitive you are in the game, are you aggressive, are you playing with intensity, are you trying to create chances, are you attacking in behind and so on. So I think that's how you build a culture and a team.