Tottenham made it two wins out of two under Thomas Frank in the Premier League after a stunning victory against Manchester City on Saturday.
Frank picked an attacking Spurs team and they put on a tactical masterclass to win the game 2-0.
The Danish manager has lapped up the plaudits after that result, being named as Tottenham’s signing of the season.
It’s early days for Frank in the Spurs hotseat, but there are plenty of signs suggesting that Tottenham are in for an exciting season.
Wayne Rooney praises Thomas Frank for drilling basics into Tottenham
Tottenham’s midfield were compared to ‘prime Liverpool’ after their energetic performance against Manchester City.
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Pape Matar Sarr was everywhere, Rodrigo Bentancur was solid, while Palhinha helped himself to his first Tottenham goal.
Together, they nullified Manchester City better than most other teams have managed in the last few years.
However, Wayne Rooney was excited by a far simpler aspect of Tottenham’s play.
Speaking on his new The Wayne Rooney show podcast, he admitted that Frank has brought some refreshing changes to North London.
He said: “You can clearly see he’s absolutely drilled him in getting the basics right…whether that’s pressing high on the pitch or defending deep, staying as compact as they can to try and make it difficult for teams to play against them.
“They’re getting all the basics right, and they’re getting rewards for that. So, I’ve been really impressed with the start Thomas Frank has made at Tottenham and the buy-in from the players.”
Who should Tottenham target before transfer window closes?
It has been a frustrating transfer window for Tottenham for several reasons.
First off, they had to deal with the Morgan Gibbs-White transfer falling through at the last moment.
Then, when they looked certain to finalise the transfer of Eberechi Eze, they were pipped to the post by Arsenal, who signed him instead.
It has been an unfortunate set of circumstances, especially considering they’ve lost James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski to long-term injuries.
Thomas Frank has carried himself well through all of this disappointment.
A playmaker is seemingly still the main target for Frank. He has one week to find a suitable candidate before the transfer window closes.
Harvey Elliott has emerged as a primary target, although there are other midfielders supposedly in Tottenham’s sights.
We could have a clearer idea of Tottenham’s realistic ambitions for the season once the transfer window closes.