Thomas Frank insisted he was pleased regardless of Tottenham failing to beat League One sides in two separate friendlies as we speak.
A Spurs XI that includes the likes of Cristian Romero, Richarlison and Son Heung-min had been held to a 2-2 draw by Wycombe within the first sport after which one other sturdy facet, which contained new signings Mathys Tel and Mohammed Kudus, drew 0-0 at Luton.
Pape Matar Sarr netted each objectives towards Wycombe earlier than Tel and Kudus, who value a mixed £85million on this summer season’s window, didn’t encourage the guests at Kenilworth Highway.
Regardless of the dearth of a victory, Frank was fairly happy with the run-outs.
He advised Spursplay: “General, okay, pleased. I’d say the large take away on the constructive facet is that we obtained roughly 75 minutes into many of the gamers – that was the rationale why we performed two combined groups and subbed on all the kids on the finish of each video games. So, the bodily, minute-wise – field ticked. I’m pleased with that.”
There have been positives – Frank
The Wycombe sport was an entertaining affair, performed at Hotspur Manner. Sarr’s objectives got here both facet of a brace from Armando Quitirna.
“With the Wycombe sport, positives, I felt the excessive strain and regaining of the ball was very profitable in some ways all through the sport,” stated the previous Brentford boss. “We regained it I don’t know what number of occasions, however we created six, seven very harmful conditions the place we should always have executed much more and scored a very good second objective by Pape.
“Additionally, within the first minutes, Wycombe’s runs in behind had been good, so we had been actually centered on that. The massive focus is that we defend effectively, and we gave away two objectives we shouldn’t have given away towards Wycombe.”
‘A bit to be labored on’ as Spurs draw a clean at Luton
Dominic Solanke and Future Udogie missed the Luton sport, the latter pulling out within the warm-up, as a precaution.
Frank stated: “The Luton sport, that was the sport the place I felt, ‘okay, there’s a bit to be labored on’. That was two combined groups somewhat out of sync. The boys put all the pieces into it, they had been constructive, heads down working arduous, however these connections and relationships, they undoubtedly weren’t fluent, nevertheless it’s good to have one thing to work on.”
Spurs now head to the Far East for friendlies towards North London rivals Arsenal on Thursday and Newcastle subsequent Sunday.
