Thomas Frank Off To Perfect League Start As Richarlison Helps Spurs Beat Burnley

It’s difficult to ideate really this could person gone immoderate amended for Thomas Frank. In beforehand of an exuberant location crowd still basking successful ending their agelong hold for a trophy, a breathtaking bicycle-kick from a rejuvenated Richarlison sealed a convincing triumph successful nan Dane’s first Premier League lucifer successful complaint of Tottenham.

Spurs’ caller £55m signing Mohammed Kudus was besides outstanding arsenic he group up some of nan Brazilian’s goals earlier Brennan Johnson rounded things disconnected against a Burnley broadside that proved a reliable seed to crack. After conceding nan opener to Richarlison – who was a bit-part subordinate nether Ange Postecoglou past play and had been linked pinch a move distant this summertime – successful nan 10th minute, Scott Parker’s broadside had their chances against a defence that creaked astatine times. They yet paid nan value of their profligacy but will beryllium encouraged by this display.

With negotiations pinch Crystal Palace edging person complete a move for Eberechi Eze, these are breathtaking times for Tottenham supporters. Frank showed he is not acrophobic to bet by starting nan teenagers Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall successful cardinal midfield and was rewarded pinch nan benignant of capacity that truthful often eluded his predecessor, astatine slightest successful this competition.

After coming truthful adjacent to winning a trophy successful his first lucifer successful complaint against Paris Saint-Germain successful nan Super Cup, nan caller caput coach was fixed a rapturous reception erstwhile he emerged from nan passageway earlier kick-off. Frank made 3 changes from nan squad that mislaid connected penalties successful Udine connected Wednesday, pinch Johnson brought successful alongside Gray and Bergvall, who person a mixed property of 38.

Burnley mightiness person group a protect grounds successful nan Championship past play aft conceding only 16 goals but they fto successful 78 successful their past Premier League campaign. Even aft adding plentifulness of top-flight acquisition successful nan shape of Kyle Walker and Martin Dubravka, it was truthful nary astonishment to spot them connected nan backmost ft instantly arsenic Spurs flew retired of nan blocks and almost took nan lead wrong 30 seconds of nan commencement erstwhile Bergvall drew nan erstwhile Newcastle goalkeeper into a save. Burnley looked for illustration they knew they were successful for a agelong afternoon, particularly successful nan 4th infinitesimal erstwhile Dubravka fell foul of tighter regulations connected goalkeepers holding connected to nan shot for longer than nan permitted 8 seconds and Tottenham were duly awarded a corner.

Thomas Frank, aft his first convention lucifer arsenic Spurs’ caput coach, acknowledges nan location fans. Photograph: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images

Parker was nan past subordinate to time off West Ham for Spurs successful 2011 and he watched Kudus make an instant belief erstwhile he recovered abstraction down nan correct flank successful nan 10th infinitesimal and whipped successful a superb transverse for Richarlison to decorativeness first time. Their supporters astir apt feared nan worst astatine that constituent but nan visitors slow recovered their feet arsenic Lyle Foster and Josh Laurent some saw efforts spell wide. The caller Spurs skipper Cristian Romero was fortunate to flight a yellowish paper aft upending Foster connected nan separator of his area arsenic Hannibal Mejbri coiled nan resulting free-kick measurement complete nan crossbar.

Guglielmo Vicario was little than convincing erstwhile he had to extremity Laurent’s deflected changeable over, while Frank fto retired a shriek of anger erstwhile Walker was fixed excessively overmuch abstraction to whip successful a transverse that conscionable eluded Jaidon Anthony conscionable earlier half-time. Adopting a much casual look than Parker’s suit, overgarment and tie, nan Spurs head was much encouraged by his side’s commencement to nan 2nd half. Richarlison should person doubled his tally aft his first effort struck Maxime Estève connected nan enarthrosis but Dubravka’s outstretched footwear did conscionable capable to divert nan shot wide.

Burnley had 2 chances to make them salary erstwhile nan lively Foster group up Mejbri, only for Pape Sarr to make a last-ditch tackle earlier Anthony directed his header consecutive astatine Dubravka. Those proved to beryllium important as, pinch Tottenham’s adjacent attack, Kudus again near his marker for dormant pinch a clever portion of accomplishment and Richarlison swivelled successful mid-air earlier hammering successful his cross.

The Brazilian besides played his portion successful nan 3rd extremity erstwhile he eluded Estève’s situation successful nan centre circle and Sarr was capable to surge guardant to play successful Johnson, pinch past season’s apical scorer making nary mistake. Richarlison near nan section to a opinionated ovation arsenic a caller era dawned successful this portion of northbound London.