Tottenham Hotspur star Pedro Porro was left disappointed after the club's second consecutive draw in the Champions League against AS Monaco this Wednesday, as he revealed that he called out his team-mates for a poor show, while warning them against making the situation worse in Europe. Porro has been a regular starter at the Premier League club under new manager Thomas Frank.
Spurs slumped to second consecutive draw
Tottenham have made an impressive start to their Premier League 2025-26 campaign as they have won four out of the eight matches they have played and are currently sixth on the table, tied on 14 points with Chelsea. This is a significant rise in their form since finishing 17th in the English top-flight last season as under Frank's tutelage, the team looks much stronger than before.
In the Champions League, Spurs started their journey with a win over Villarreal but since then, they have played out back-to-back draws, which include a 2-2 stalemate against a much weaker Bodo/Glimt and a goalless clash against Ligue 1 giants AS Monaco earlier this week.
Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario was the Tottenham hero on the night as the Italian custodian produced a heroic individual display to maintain a clean sheet. Vicario single-handedly stopped three efforts from USMNT star and former Arsenal forward Folarin Balogun to make sure his team remained unbeaten in Europe.
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Speaking to , Spanish full-back Porro questioned his team-mates' mentality on the pitch, especially on a grand stage like the Champions League, as he revealed he issued a warning to them.
Porro said: "We’re not in a bad situation, but let’s hope the second win comes. The other day in the draw against Monaco, I said it in the dressing room: we don’t have the right mentality, and in this competition, they run you over and you don’t even realise it."
Frank sounded worried after Monaco draw
Reacting to the club's poor performance away from home, Frank had told reporters: "The intensity was not at the level we wanted to for whatever reason. I think it's something we've been very good to play with basically every game more or less. Today we couldn't go for whatever reason. That can be momentum, it can be a lot of things. Then I think on a general level we made too many mistakes. Decision-making and simple passes that didn't help on the day. It was a hard point won. I think it was a relatively even first half."
The manager added: "Second-half our performance was not good and Monaco were better than us. It demanded a lot to keep the clean sheet which we did in the end. I think Vicario was very good but we didn't hit the performance level we wanted to, especially in the second half. We're definitely learning [in the] Champions League. Playing away in the Champions League is always difficult. We still need to defend a lot but on the flip side, I think we created some chances, but of course, I want more."
Getty Images SportPorro a vital cog in Frank's side
Porro has proved to be an integral part of the Tottenham side ever since Frank joined them from Brentford in the summer, replacing Ange Postecoglou at the helm. Frank has made the Spaniard his first-choice right-back and has established that he has full faith in Porro's abilities. In the current season, Porro has started in every single one of Spurs' matches in the Premier League and the 26-year-old has appeared in 13 matches across all competitions, providing two assists thus far.
Porro's purple patch since last season has earned him a place in Spain's national team on a regular basis, as in 2025, he has featured eight times for the European champions, the most he has represented the national team in a calendar year since his international debut in 2021.
The defender will hope that his pep talks inspire his colleagues and they get back to winning ways when they face Everton in a difficult Premier League away trip this weekend.