Burnley boss Scott Parker on Tottenham's league struggles and Thomas Frank's uncertain future

Despite the midweek win against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League, questions continue to be asked about the future of Frank, despite only taking over in the summer.

In the league, the former Brentford chief has overseen a dismal run of results which has seen Spurs win just two of their last 13 games. As a result, they sit 14th in the table ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Turf Moor.

A Burnley win, their first since October, would surely spell an end for Frank, who was met with chants of “you’re getting sacked in the morning” by his own fans following the home defeat to West Ham.

Parker, who has faced questions over his own future in recent weeks, refused to get too drawn over Frank’s future.

“It doesn't really change any dynamic,” he said.

“I think every week you come into a game at some point, every single manager in the Premier League is going to come under some sort of pressure.

“Regarding us, that's not a focus, no relevance whatsoever. Our focus has been, which has been the same throughout this season and certainly coming off the back of some good results that we've had over the last few weeks, full focus on us and what we're going to need to bring to this game against a team of huge quality.”

When asked to put his finger on why Tottenham have struggled so much this season, Parker added: “I wouldn't have a clue. I wouldn't want to comment because I'm sitting 300-odd miles away with no understanding of anything.

“I'm sure there's loads of different things. All I do know is I’ve come up against Thomas Frank’s teams many a time. He's an absolutely fantastic coach going into a new club and the demands and the challenges that one faces will clearly be there and we can all have an opinion on that, but the facts are we don't know.

“Like I said, what I do know is he's a fantastic coach, well-prepared teams constantly whenever I've faced them before and don't expect any different this weekend.”

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Nevertheless, this does feel like a big opportunity for Burnley to claim a long-overdue three points, having gone 13 games without a win in the league.

“Every game we play is an opportunity for us,” Parker added.

“Of course, there's different dynamics of opponents you're playing against in terms of form or what they're in or what they're aiming for.

“We're in the Premier League and first and foremost, you're playing against a team of huge quality, so the full focus is on us and what we need to bring to a game of football.

“Every single week we come out to give ourselves a fighting chance of trying to get a result, so that will consistently be our focus and that's where we'll be going into this game as well.”

Saturday’s encounter is the reverse fixture of Burnley’s opening weekend, when they went down to a 3-0 defeat in North London.

Detailing his side’s progress since then, Parker said: “I think that's fair to say the first game of the season when we went down there, it was probably a bit of a shock to us.

“A young team, first game in the Premier League, I think it was definitely an eye-opener for the players and I felt at times we showed that in our performance certainly early on in that game.

“I think the team have developed, learnt and I think we're definitely a better version of ourselves from that first game of the season.

“We have more of an understanding of what the Premier League is, the quality you're up against, the level of detail, the focus, the concentration and the quality that you need to bring to a game of football against teams in this division to give yourself a fighting chance, so a lot of learning has been done and I feel we've definitely improved on that.”

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