Spurs news: Thomas Frank ready to unleash young Tottenham stars after superb showings

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·27. November 2025

Spurs news: Thomas Frank ready to unleash young Tottenham stars after superb showings

Teenage sensations shone in midweek Champions League defeat

Thomas Frank insisted he is ready to unleash Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall in the Premier League.

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The teenagers started in midfield for Tottenham on Wednesday night in the Champions League against Paris Saint-Germain as Frank shuffled his pack.

He opted for a 4-2-2-2 system and Gray and Bergvall both shone in the 5-3 defeat, a match in which Spurs showed far more attacking intent than they have in recent weeks.

The pair combined for the north Londoners' opener, Bergvall releasing Gray down the left wing to stand up a cross for Randal Kolo Muani to nod across the face of goal, and Richarlison was there to provide the finish.

The teenagers have not started together in midfield in the Premier League since the opening weekend of the season against Burnley, but that could soon change.

"I think if you perform like they did against the European champions away from home, I think you're ready to start in the Premier League," Frank said at his press conference on Thursday.

Pressed on whether that meant he had no hesitation about starting them against Fulham on Saturday night, Frank responded: "Absolutely not."

The head coach is still searching for the right balance at home, where Spurs have not win in the Premier League for three months.

He has regularly relied on a partnership of Joao Palhinha and Rodrigo Bentancur but the pressure is growing on him to opt for something more ambitious.

Frank liked the "intensity" and the "aggressive" nature of Spurs' performance in Paris, but he suggested the specific gameplan used against PSG is not necessarily a blueprint that he will stick to.

"Everything is possible," the Dane said.

"But I think it depends on the opponent. It depends on the type of game. I think we need different types.

"I've said that before. Being pragmatic is not having the same principles in all the phases. But maybe choose different types for different games."