Frank wins his Premier League debut, Richard Thunder Barbs ignites Tottenham s new era

At the packed White Hart Lane Stadium, Thomas Frank's Premier League coaching debut opened in a fantasy way. New aid Kudus, worth 55 million pounds, used two precise assists to activate Richarlisson, who was frustrated last season. The latter's first record in the 10th minute and the inverted gold hook in the 63rd minute perfectly interprets the rapid conversion concept emphasized by the Danish coach. Although Burnley created 12 shots under the command of Scott Parker (xG1.7), Hannibal Mebri and Jayden Anthony missed their chances one after another. Opta data shows that the inefficiency of the visiting forward group's average shot is only 0.14 per shot per shot, which is exactly the cruel gap between the newly promoted team and the European team. When 18-year-old Archie Gray and Belval showed maturity beyond age in the midfield, Tottenham fans may have smelled something different from the Postkoglu era.

Behind this victory is a delicate tactical game. Frank boldly used a 3-4-3 asymmetric formation. Kudus contributed the highest 3 key passes and 5 successful passes at the right wingback position. His 83% compression success rate completely suppressed Burnley's left. It is worth noting that Tottenham increased the PPDA (the number of passes allowed for each defensive action) from 8.3 to 6.1 after leading the way. This rhythm control of free-to-play closing and releasing is the scarce quality they have achieved only 4 times in 38 league games last season. Parker's 4-2-3-1 exposed a fatal flaw: the central defender Esteff and Dara Oshei's lack of lateral movement speed caused the team torn apart by Tottenham with seven counter-offside (most in the first round of the season).

When Richarlisone was replaced in the 78th minute, the song "Brazil Lightning" sounded in the stands, which strangely overlapped with the scene after Kane scored in the Pochettino era seven years ago. The 26-year-old striker's 2.1 xG value (Understat) hit a record high in his personal Premier League career, and his 6.3 touches in the penalty area every 90 minutes were three times that of last season - as the Guardian reporter John Brewster wrote in his column: 'Frank unlocked the password that Postkoglu failed to crack in 300 days in just 90 minutes'. North London is now performing a double revival: the 'Welcome to Tottenham 2.0' banner hanging on the east side of the stadium, and the figures of the transfer department are vigorously promoting Eze's negotiations, all telling the ambition behind Levi's bet.