"Thomas Frank is aiming to instil a clean sheet mentality within his Tottenham team after starting the campaign with much-improved defensive displays. Frank took over from Ange Postecoglou this summer and has overseen six competitive games in the Spurs dugout, with four of those matches ending with clean sheets. Their latest shutout came in the Champions League victory over Villarreal on Tuesday, with Luiz Junior's fourth-minute own-goal sealing a 1-0 win over the LaLiga giants."
"I'm happy with the clean sheet. I'm happy with the defensive side of the game. I think we were extremely good and limited Villarreal to very little throughout the game. It was a very even game that we edged in the end. What I like is that our foundation is strong. Now we are four games won, three in the Premier League, one in the Champions League, and we have four (clean) sheets, which is massive."
Thomas Frank took over Tottenham this summer and has overseen six competitive matches, with four ending in clean sheets. Tottenham's most recent shutout was a 1-0 Champions League win over Villarreal decided by Luiz Junior's fourth-minute own goal. The defence has markedly improved after conceding 65 Premier League goals in 2024-25 and recording an xGA of 64.32 last season. Frank emphasizes building a strong defensive foundation and aims to continue the clean-sheet momentum ahead of the trip to Brighton's AMEX Stadium. Brighton lost 2-1 to Bournemouth, generated just 0.62 xG in that game, and have lost two of their last three league matches.
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