Thomas Frank said that there are some positives to take after our defeat to an Arsenal side that are top of the Premier League.
Despite the 3-0 loss at the Gtech Community Stadium on Sunday, the boss was pleased with elements of his side’s performance, as well as their resilience after conceding the third goal just after half-time.
“I always hate losing, but it was a well-deserved defeat, I can’t argue with that,” Thomas said.
“We lost to first in the table and they also performed like the No.1. I think they've been brilliant.
“I think that we actually performed quite well. I know the result will always overshadow it a little bit, but I think it was still quite a good performance that will cause a lot of teams trouble here at the Gtech Community Stadium, no doubt about that.
“If we want to play and beat a team like Arsenal in their current form, a title contender from my perspective, then we need to hit a 10/10.
“The big plus is that they scored two goals on what I would say is their only two chances in the first half, other than the something after one minute.
“With every set-piece we concede, I know we can do better. It was a good delivery but, as a principle, I'd like to avoid that if we want to do something special.
“I think that we actually performed quite well. I know the result will always overshadow it a little bit, but I think it was still quite a good performance that will cause a lot of teams trouble here at the Gtech Community Stadium, no doubt about that"
“Then a little bit on the second goal, I think we could have avoided that. But it was a brilliant ball from [Granit] Xhaka.
“But we stayed in the game, coming out in the second half, one goal could change the momentum, and then Arsenal showed why they are a big club.
“Their captain [Martin] Odegaard, a key man for them, was out and they replaced him with [Fabio] Vieira, a 22-year-old that they bought for £35m or something, and that's just the difference.
“So they showed that quality in glimpses and moments, but I think we performed and kept our discipline throughout the game - we're not a team that was falling apart.
“It would have been easy, after 47 minutes and 3-0 down [to let our heads drop], but no, no, we kept going and consistency is what will get us good performances and hopefully a lot of points.”