The Spurs boss saw his side end Leeds United's lengthy unbeaten home run on Saturday.
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Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank said his side needed mentality and character to beat a 'brave' Leeds United at Elland Road.
Spurs went in front through Mathys Tel midway through the first half having survived an early scare when Joe Rodon headed against the post. Leeds were guilty of further wastefulness in front of goal, Dominic Calvert-Lewin shooting high and wide from a great position and Sean Longstaff blasting over, but they did level through Noah Okafor's tap-in.
The second half saw Spurs in a clinical mood again, Mohammed Kudus taking advantage of Gabriel Gudmundsson's slip and sending a shot past Karl Darlow via Pascal Struijk's deflection. Tottenham had to withstand heavy Leeds pressure towards the end and Guglielmo Vicario made a couple of big saves.
"Extremely happy with the win," said Frank. "If you want to build any successful team you need mentality, character and togetherness, no matter if you play like Inter or Barcelona or whatever style of play, you need the willingness to do everything to win. We're building that more and
“more. Last 10, 18, they pushed us back and we dropped a little back. But throughout the game, until the 80th minute I was very happy. We give the goal away, which is a cross, deflected shot. And then they hit the post but it looks more dangerous than it is. That's what we gave away until the 80th minute. Very happy with that. Then we need a bit of surviving and a couple of good saves."
Frank praised his goalkeeper for a pair of important stops, one from Calvert-Lewin and the other another Longstaff effort, but he had warm words for Leeds too who made life difficult for one of the Premier League's top teams.
"I've been in the Championship for many years, I know how difficult a league it is and I always respect it," he said, addressing Leeds' unbeaten home record that stretched back into their second-tier times. "I think before this game and the same today they concede very little chances and xG [Expected Goals].
“The one [thing] that maybe is hidden a little bit today is we have five or six top situations where we flash the ball across the box and need to be there. But I want to praise Leeds, I think they were good today, difficult to play against, they defended well and were very brave on the ball."