Thomas Frank has singled out a senior Tottenham Hotspur man for praise following his side’s comfortable 3-0 win at Merseyside on Sunday.
Tottenham became the first team to beat Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, with the Lilywhites delivering another solid performance away from home.
It means that Spurs maintain their brilliant away record, which remains the best in the Premier League so far, and move up to third place in the table.
It was a much-needed win on the back of the loss to Aston Villa and the draw away at Monaco, which led to many fans questioning Frank’s midfield selections.
Thomas Frank lavishes praise on Tottenham’s Kevin Danso
It was Micky van de Ven who was the unlikely hero in front of goal, with the Dutchman heading home from two corner-kicks in either half.
However, it was his centre-back partner, Kevin Danso, who has filled in for the last three games in place of the injured Cristian Romero, who was singled out for praise by Frank.
When asked how important Van de Ven and Guglielmo Vicario have been in helping keep cleansheets in the last two games, Frank responded (via Tottenham’s official website): “Yeah, I agree and don’t forget Kevin Danso, maybe he was not as highlighted as the two others, but he has done very well to step into big, big shoes to fill out after Cuti.
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“Micky, man of the match, clearly defended well, two goals and good on the ball. And I think Vicario, man of the match in Monaco, but today I think his performance was more complete, good with the feet, very good in the box and two exceptional saves.”
Spurs have shown that their squad is much stronger than last season
It is easy to forget that Tottenham were without nine first-team players heading into the game against Everton.
For them to keep a clean sheet and emerge with a comfortable win away from home despite those absentees is a sign that this squad is much deeper than it was last season.
Danso has now shown that he is someone who can be counted on to deliver whenever called upon, and his performances should give Frank more confidence in resting his first-choice centre-backs when fixtures come thick and fast over the next couple of months.