'Don't forget' - Thomas Frank names underrated Tottenham player who is doing 'very well' after Everton win

Tottenham produced an excellent performance on Sunday to defeat Everton by three goals, becoming the first away team to win at the Toffees’ new stadium. Micky van de Ven scored twice to put Spurs in a commanding lead, and Pape Matar Sarr added the third with around a minute remaining,

It had been a tough week for Thomas Frank’s men, who lost to Aston Villa last weekend then produced a poor performance in the Champions League against Monaco in the week, though they did manage to hold on to a point in that one,

The performance on Merseyside was a much more complete effort, and while it was an even game, Spurs showed the clinical nature that is necessary in these tough away games,

After the game, Frank was asked about the influence of van de Ven and Vicario, with both players stepping up their performances in the absence of the injured Cristian Romero, but Frank was keen to point out a player who was not mentioned.

"Yeah, I agree and don't forget Kevin Danso, maybe he was not as highlighted as the two others, but he has done very well to step into big, big shoes to fill out after Cuti,” Frank said. “Micky, man of the match, clearly defended well, two goals and good on the ball. And I think Vicario, man of the match in Monaco, but today I think his performance was more complete, good with the feet, very good in the box and two exceptional saves."

Speaking about the win more generally, Frank said: “Very, very happy with that, I think overall a very solid performance, especially pleased with the first half. I think we were good in phase one, good in phase two, more passes, control of the game more in phases, in general, The second half was a little bit more of a dogfight at times. Going here to Everton, which is against a very good team, well set up by David Moyes and a very good home crowd, they've been unbeaten here so far. To go to any ground in the Premier League, to win 3-0 away from home is a very good result.

“So, yes, very happy, happy with obviously the set pieces as well. What I would say, the clean sheet mentality, that is a very good foundation to stand on. That gives you an ability to perform at a certain level where you want to always do a little bit more, but be really, how can you say, competitive and especially away from home. Then I think we are, is it three years ago we played Champions League, or three years ago? It's still quite an inexperienced Champions League squad to go every third or fourth day.

“One of the most difficult things with that is to be able to compete in both tournaments and especially after an away trip in Champions League and then go away in the Premier League again. So, to/ keep the energy, the focus, the intensity to be able to do that, I'm very pleased with the players, how they handled that to get the win today. Plus, we also did it after Bodo, travel, then travel to Leeds and win. So, I think it shows a lot about that mentality. There's things we like to work on, but the most important thing is the mentality."

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