
After Tottenham lost 0-1 to Chelsea in the 10th round of the Premier League, Tottenham defenders Spence and Van der Veen ignored coach Frank's communication. They apologized to Frank afterwards.
Spence was selected into the current England team squad. Coach Tuchel said when talking about this matter: "I don't like this behavior, because the players know that even if they only spend ten days in the England team training camp, the international team will always be their identity, so the behavioral standards of the players have always been very important."