Tottenham Hotspur are loving life under Thomas Frank at the start of 2025/26.
Despite ending the club's 17-year wait for a trophy at the back end of last season, Ange Postecoglou's 17th place finish in the Premier League saw him dismissed over the summer.
Spurs turned to Frank as Postecoglou's successor, after seven impressive years at Brentford, and the Dane has hit the ground running in North London.
Tottenham are up to third in the top-flight rankings with the best away record in the Premier League so far in the campaign.
Victory at Everton brings Frank onto 13 points amassed on the road and Spurs are also unbeaten in the Champions League after three games played.
As attention switches to an EFL Cup Round of 16 clash, Frank is confident his team can cope with hectic schedule, and hailed stand-in captain Micky van de Ven as the lynchpin.
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"To get to win a trophy is very difficult. To sustain it, is even harder, but that's the aim. The players here had a fantastic experience last year and are very eager to win again. We are going for it," he said.
"Micky has been brilliant for the club since he signed. He's taken his game up a level, he's still very good on the ball and he's added in headed goals. He's a threat from set-pieces. We have a good contract for him but definitely a player with a big future here."
Frank's comment on Van de Ven's future will be a boost for Spurs fans worried over a big-money summer exit in 2026 with the 24-year-old already beating his best-ever season goal tally with five scored in all competitions.
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