Thomas Frank full of praise for resilient Spurs

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Thomas Frank was quick to heap praise on his Tottenham side after they kept their unbeaten away streak alive, defeating Everton 3-0.

The Danish manager was a much happier man compared to earlier this week when his team were held to a goalless draw in Monaco.

However, it was a strong reaction from Spurs. Three headed goals saw them hand Everton their first loss at the new Hill Dickinson stadium and climb up to third in the league.

“I’m extremely happy with the win, very happy with the performance," said Frank.

"To be able to go away at any away ground in the Premier League and win 3-0 is quite remarkable and this against a good Everton side, the first time they lose here at the new stadium.

“I was happier with the first half. I liked how we did in phase one and phase two - more control, more passes, good pressure. I really liked that bit. Obviously, set pieces were top, which is crucial.

"The second half was a little bit more of a dogfight, but I said it from the beginning, can we get that clean sheet mentality into the boys? If we can, then we will win a lot of games when we're not on top. There's a lot of things we'd like to improve but, overall, it was a good, solid away performance.”

Tottenham captain, Micky van de Ven was the standout player of the match, grabbing a brace to make it five goals for the Dutchman this season, while remaining solid defensively to keep a clean sheet.

The Lilywhites boss was especially pleased with his skipper.

"First and foremost, I think he's really growing and taking some big steps. I'm very pleased with him overall. I think he's taking more leadership. I think he's defending better and better, not only using his pace but also more clever positions.

"I said, actually at the beginning of the season, I said, it's okay you score with your left foot and your right foot, but you need to score more goals with your head.

"We have worked with it and that's a big praise to Micky, but especially to Andreas and the way he, how can you say, attack the ball, also get in there where it hurts, I think is key. Now, yeah, hopefully it will continue."

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