Tottenham Hotspur manager, Thomas Frank says he is happy after he led the club to a 3-0 victory over newly promoted Burnley at the London stadium, Softfootball reports.
Spurs lost the UEFA Super Cup to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) via penalties after throwing away a two-goal lead and heading back to England the team where disappointed but had to find motivation for their premier league match.
Brazilian, Richarlison was on fire as he came out flying and capping his efforts with two well taken goals with the two assisted provided by Ghana international, Mohammed Kudus, who made his debut in the match before Brennan Johnson complete it 3-0 after receiving a pass from Pape Matar Sarr.
Speaking to the official club media, Thomas Frank express delight and explained why he felt relief after the match.
He said:
“Relieved, happy. In life and football, you can nothing for granted. We know we’re playing Burnley at home, it’s a ‘must win’ game on paper, but we also know it’s not that easy.
It’s football. I’m happy with the win, happy with the clean sheet, happy with the goals. It was a short turn around after a big disappointment (against PSG), and the players were ready.
Big credit to the medical and performance department for turning it around at such short notice.”
Interestingly, the Coach dropped Brennan Johnson for the Super Cup match against PSG but confessed he knows that the forward loves to score.
He revealed:
“Definitely. I said to Brennan, he had such a good season last season, scored 18 goals across all competitions. I didn’t pick him for the UEFA Super Cup, he didn’t come on, also disappointing, but today he’s ready to start – and Brennan always scores! That’s a fantastic thing, to be ready.
Also, the two young midfielders, Lucas and Archie, really pleased with their performance as well. We need the squad. Hopefully we’ll play 60-plus games. That’s the dream. If we do that, we’ll need the squad.”
Tottenham will face Manchester City next at the Etihad in the Match-Day 2 of the premier league and it will be a lunch-time kick-off.
