Spurs twice came from behind to earn a point at Newcastle United, overcame Frank’s former club Brentford, and then added this convincing 3-0 win against Slavia Prague to this mini-revival.
Before the victory against Brentford, Spurs had played 16 home league games in 2025, winning only three and losing 10. This is the trend that Frank has to change.
This was not a perfect performance, with too many chances given to a mediocre Slavia, but Spurs were always in control and have now moved to the brink of the top eight in the Champions League table, guaranteeing automatic entry to the knockout stage.
In the context of the Champions League, it was also the perfect response to the 5-3 defeat by champions Paris St-Germain in their last match, in which Spurs played well for an hour before being dominated by sheer quality.
The heavy defeat was an outlier this campaign, with Spurs securing four clean sheets in their six games so far, conceding seven in total.
If Frank is looking for vital signs of progress, he will also spot them in Xavi Simons’ best performances in his last two games, scoring one goal and another against Brentford, followed by another significant contribution against Slavia.
He was joined by Mohammed Kudus to provide a real threat, and even competition between them when Spurs were awarded two penalties in the second half.
Prior to this, Spurs were greatly assisted on their first goal after 26 minutes, Slavia defender David Sima directing a header past his own goalkeeper Jindrich Stanek with some aplomb after Cristian Romero had headed in a corner from Pedro Porro.
Spurs’ victory was sealed with those two penalty spot kicks in the second half, Simons was keen to take the first before Kudus successfully took over, but then had his chance when he was brought down by Igoh Ogbu.
Kudus, by this time, had been replaced by Mathys Tel. Captain Romero handed the ball to Simons, who completed the formalities.
