Tottenham supervisor Thomas Frank felt his facet ‘edged’ their Champions League win over Villarreal.
The previous Brentford boss was making his debut within the competitors and noticed an personal aim from goalkeeper Luiz Junior show to be sufficient to beat the Spanish facet.
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 comfortable together with your wins and recognize them. I believe there was many good issues.
“We defended rather well and gave little away all through the sport in opposition to a very good Villarreal facet. I believe offensively we didn’t hit the very best stage.
“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 recreation that we simply edged.”
Spurs have began nicely beneath Frank, sitting third within the Premier League. This was a step up for his facet 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 got an excellent basis to face on by way of our defensive organisation. I believe it’s good and we gave little away.
“That is the Champions League in opposition to a superb group. Additionally, we took a step ahead in opposition to West Ham, offensively is the realm we have to get higher.”
