Tottenham supervisor Thomas Frank felt his aspect ‘edged’ their Champions League win over Villarreal.
The previous Brentford boss was making his debut within the competitors and noticed an personal purpose from goalkeeper Luiz Junior show to be sufficient to beat the Spanish aspect.
Within the second half Spurs dropped off, although, and centre-back Micky van de Ven was maybe lucky to solely see yellow for a foul because the final defender.
Frank stated: “I have undoubtedly realized you must be blissful along with your wins and admire them. I feel there was many good issues.
“We defended very well and gave little away all through the sport in opposition to a very good Villarreal aspect. I feel offensively we didn’t hit the very best degree.
“There was undoubtedly a spell within the second half the place we determined let’s give it to the Villarreal guys after which we’ll dash again, that’s an excellent enjoyable factor.
“It was a really even sport that we simply edged.”
Spurs have began properly beneath Frank, sitting third within the Premier League. This was a step up for his aspect and he’ll know that they should enhance in opposition to the likes of Monaco and champions Paris St-Germain later within the 12 months.
He stated: “We’ve an excellent basis to face on by way of our defensive organisation. I feel it’s good and we gave little away.
“That is the Champions League in opposition to an excellent group. Additionally, we took a step ahead in opposition to West Ham, offensively is the realm we have to get higher.”
