Thomas Frank hails Tottenham’s display: “We hardly suffered” | OneFootball

With a glaring mistake by Brazilian goalkeeper Luiz Júnior right at the start of the match, Tottenham defeated Villarreal by 1-0 last Tuesday in London, in the first round of the Champions League.

Inexplicably, Luiz Júnior deflected what seemed to be a harmless cross from Lucas Bergvall on the right into his own net in the 4th minute, and the score remained unchanged until the end of the game.

“I think we had a lot of things going our way. We defended very well and suffered very little during the match against a very good Villarreal,” analyzed ‘Spurs’ coach Thomas Frank.

The goal was enough for Tottenham to secure all three points in their return to the top club competition after winning the last Europa League, following a two-year absence.

New coach

Tottenham confirmed their impressive form under the command of coach Thomas Frank, who was hired from Brentford to replace Ange Postecoglou in June.

Postecoglou was dismissed just 16 days after leading the ‘Spurs’ to victory in the Europa League final against Manchester United, thus securing their spot in the Champions League.

The numerous changes at Tottenham paid off, with three wins in their first four Premier League games.

On the other side…

Meanwhile, Villarreal have played 15 matches against English teams in the Champions League and are still searching for their first win.

For the ‘Yellow Submarine’, Nicolas Pépé, who was back in London where he played for Arsenal, almost equalized with a shot that went just wide.

“I think we started very well and pressed a lot. We had our chances, including a very clear one for me, and I think we played very well overall, but we failed today,” lamented Villarreal forward Tajon Buchanan.

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