After a quiet first half at the London Stadium, Spurs went all guns blazing as they scored three times shortly after the break. Pape Matar Sarr opened the scoring only two minutes after the interval, while Lucas Bergvall and Van de Ven added to the team’s tally to complete the rout.
Van de Ven was subbed off in the 80th minute as Frank brought in Kevin Danso on the pitch. While walking towards the dugout, the Dutch defender was seen sharing some laughs with the manager. When asked about their conversation, Frank told reporters: “Yes, I want a goal from him from set-pieces! It was a second phase set-piece but it didn’t count if it was left or right foot. I need a header.”
On-field referee Jarred Gillett and VAR John Brooks came under the radar for ruling Cristian Romero’s first-half goal as Van de Ven was accused of pushing Kyle Walker-Peters from the back inside the penalty box. Injured Spurs star JamesMaddison shared his opinion on social media and called out the officials for poor refereeing.
Spurs will be back in action on Tuesday as they kick off their Champions League campaign against Villarreal at home.
