Tottenham winger Mohamed Quddus will be absent due to injury until April

Tottenham’s 3-2 defeat by Bournemouth on Wednesday evening increased the atmosphere of frustration surrounding Thomas Frank’s team.

The defeat left Tottenham in 14th place in the Premier League table with only seven wins from 21 league matches.

The last loss was against Bournemouth, which set a club record by playing 11 matches in the first division without a win.

It is Tottenham’s relentless attack that seems to be causing the most concern for the north London club’s fan base.

Frank’s approach could be seen as unnecessarily risk-averse, and while the Spurs manager may point to the continued absence of key threats such as James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke, the data supports suspicions that Spurs are simply not pressing the attack.

Tottenham have played the fewest through balls of any team in the Premier League this season, while they rank in the bottom five teams in the division in terms of shots, expected goals and touches in the opposition penalty area.

The club may add to their squad in the January transfer window, but one win in the past six games in all competitions represents a bleak winter for Spurs so far.