Tottenham has praised his side, and one player in particular, after a comeback draw at Brighton.
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Tottenham boss Thomas Frank has been speaking after Tottenham’s comeback draw with Brighton on Saturday. Spurs fell two behind on the South Coast after Yankuba Minteh raced away and rounded Vicario, then Yasiri Ayari scored a superb long-range strike.
Both of those goals came in the first half, as did Richarlison’s goal, with the Brazilian pulling one back after a scrappy piece of play in the area. Tottenham went on to equalise in the second half with Jan Paul van Hecke turned a well-delivered cross into his own net, making it two own goals Spurs have benefited from this week.
Speaking after the game, Frank praised his side, particularly for their start, and he singled out his most dangerous player. “Our start to the game was fantastic,” he told the BBC. “We are coming away from home against a very good team and we are completely dominating it. And then out of nothing, without even a first sniff of danger, they are one on one with our keeper.
"So fair play to Brighton. We could have done better in that situation. And then the second goal we concede Vic has to do better, he knows and agrees. But the mentality that we showed today, I was so impressed with. The mentality to stay in the game, to keep going, to keep pushing and come back and get a well deserved 2-2.
"I actually think that overall if there should have been a winner, it should have been us. So many crosses into the box, near chances, missed opportunities. We were physically strong and mentally strong, and that is so important if you want to achieve something."
"Kudus was probably our man of the match. He was so dangerous. He owned that right hand side. The own goal he got an assist for, he made the run across to put them in doubt. I think this is our best performance of the season. Overall it was very good in many phases. Yes we gave the two goals away but one was good by Brighton and the other was a mistake, apart from that we controlled it and were very good in every phase of the game."
Udogie has his say
Spurs defender Destiny Udogie, who certainly could have done better for the first goal, also had his say on the comeback draw. He told SpursPlay: “I think we were a bit unlucky with the result but, at the same time, we take a good point away, so we have to look at the positives and keep building.
“To be 2-0 down in an away game against a good team is never easy, so it is a good point today and we showed a good character. From the first minute, we had a good start. We conceded two maybe poor goals, and the game turned away from us. We showed a good character to comeback."
Tottenham are next in action on Wednesday night when they face Doncaster Rovers in the Carabao Cup.