Frank talks about Richarlison: It s a bit disappointing to have a season goal so early, and he will be used reasonably

08 August 17th, in the first match of the new Premier League, Tottenham defeated Burnley 3-0 at home. Coach Frank praised Richarlison and the young midfielder combination after the game.

Q: Is this a perfect start, scored three goals and scored a clean sheet for the opponent?

Yes. A perfect start or a dream start, we know we need to continue. I will enjoy this victory today, and I hope the players, clubs and fans enjoy it because it is important. I think overall it performed well, and we are facing a difficult opponent.

The Premier League has never been easy, and after the match against Paris (European Super Cup), our adjustment time is very short. PSG is tomorrow night's game, and we play today. I don't know who decided on this, but the people who make the decision may need to think more about the players.

Richarlison scored two beautiful goals

His goals were amazing. The first ball is relatively easy, but I had a striker who took both opportunities and helped us win the game. He deserves a lot of praise. He performed very well against Paris, and today he is even better. His work commitment, driving the team, connecting and cooperating, and fulcrum role dominated the game, and those two goals were also scored.

This is just the second game of the season and the road is still long. The second goal, I was told that after passing the whole team 17 feet, each player touched the ball and finally completed it with two top moves. First it was Kudus, then Richarlison’s wonderful ending. I'm a little disappointed that I had the best goal of the season so early, and it's certainly a strong contender.

What did you say to Richarlison when he was replaced?

said that he did a great job. I like his performance very much. He is dedicated and we will take good care of him.

For Richarlison, this is the World Cup year, is this additional motivation?

Before the start of the season, I had expected him to be an important part. This has not changed. Of course we are all very happy, and he should be very happy today. But again, we should not be complacent. Today is just a game. Happy. Enjoy it, turn it over in 24 hours, and then we are ready to play against Manchester City.

Have you always been very clear about wanting to stay Richarlison?

Yes, I think I always like Richarlison. I always thought he was great when he played at Everton and when he came to Tottenham we knew he was plagued by some injuries. He was a little unlucky, too, so we were very clear that we needed to get him back and protect him because we can't say he just played two back-to-back games (it was OK).

Is it an ideal situation to have him and Solank push each other?

The ideal situation is to have two excellent strikers, and we need this. We expect to play over 60 games this season, which will be great, and you need double the configuration for this.

About Richarlison, are you suggesting that he sometimes takes a turn for the sake of managing him?

I think it's fair to say that in the last three or four seasons, he hasn't played every game full, because of the injury, so I think we need to take a wise strategy for him. Maybe he was replaced earlier, or maybe he was on the bench.

There may be various ways, or it may be to play five consecutive games, and we still need to know him.

You chose a young midfield combination, you must be very satisfied with them, right?

I am very satisfied. I have praised Thrall many times, so I won’t talk about him more today. I will give some praise to others. I think Gray played well. The first half was pretty good, and the second half was really in shape, reminding the young players that it would take some time. It’s impossible that I’ll send them on the court, and they suddenly become extremely outstanding, which requires a very incredible talent. I think Gray and Berrival are normal and very talented players and it takes some time, both of them perform well.

What skills does Gray have to play in the back midfielder?

We need to be careful not to put players in different positions. I think he is a versatile player, he can play center back and right back, but I think he is more natural in the midfield, but he can play in all three positions. I love his energy, he has a lot of coverage and is very good in one-on-one confrontation. Good performance under pressure and great dribbling.

Why is Bisuma not on the big list?

He was injured during training yesterday and was very unlucky. We need to see how serious the situation is.

There was a wonderful moment when Tere warmed up and the fans gave him a lot of support. How did you react to this?

I am very happy with the fans' reaction to Mattis. As I said yesterday, I think the real Tottenham fans should support him, and they showed that today.

Do you expect a transfer to be reached this week?

We are sure to make a difference in the market. I said before that Levi, John Lange and Vine are working tirelessly to improve the roster, but we just want to bring in players who can improve the strength of the roster.

Can you say something about Eze? Because there have been a lot of discussions about the trade being close to reach in the past 12 to 24 hours

I have a good principle, I like to talk about the players on the team, and as for all the other speculations, I don't want to talk too much.