Thomas Frank’s new look Tottenham side welcome newly promoted Burnley on the opening weekend of the Premier League season. 

⚪ Spurs Show Promise Despite PSG Loss

Tottenham shouldn’t be too deflated with their Super Cup defeat on penalties to PSG, especially as most people had written them off before a ball was kicked anyway. Thomas Frank’s side put in the perfect performance for 85 minutes, but collapsed right at the end as PSG showed why they won the Champions League so convincingly last season. 

A few things really stood out to me from that Super Cup final, mainly the shape Tottenham lined up in and their potential threat from set pieces this season. Both of Tottenham’s goals came from set pieces in the Super Cup final. I could never wrap my head around why Ange Postecoglu didn’t take corners and set pieces more seriously, only Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool had more corners than Tottenham last season but the Lilywhites rarely made the most of these situations which is surprising when considering the delivery of Pedro Porro and the aerial threats of Bentancur, Romero and Van de Ven - who all had shots from set pieces in the Super Cup final. 

Thomas Frank will make more of these set-piece situations, as we saw during his time at Brentford, with his methods already having an impact on Tottenham converting chances from set pieces. The 3-5-2 shape was also interesting. I’m not sure Frank will opt for this shape against Burnley as it is a bit negative, but it could prove invaluable in some of the games against Tottenham’s big six rivals. Keep an eye on Djed Spence in the wingback role if Frank does go with this shape. There aren’t many players in the league that can match his raw speed.

🟣 Burnley Defence First Test

Burnley are slightly unique in the sense that they come into the Premier League with one of the best defensive records across all four divisions last season - no side conceded fewer goals than Scott Parker’s Burnley across the professional divisions of English football last term (16).

Strangely, this could flip on its head this season with the quality that Parker and his side will have to manage this campaign. They’ve been ok in pre-season with narrow defeats against Stoke and Lazio in their final two warm-up games before the season kicks off. My concern for Burnley is I’m not sure where the goals will come from, even if they are able to remain defensively solid - without an outlet at the other end of the pitch, they’ll be resigned to being under constant pressure, especially against sides with the quality that Tottenham possess. 

Some of their signings are eye-catching, with Kyle Walker recently being joined by Chelsea duo Lesley Ugochukwu and Armando Broja for a combined fee of £40 million. I don’t think Burnley’s summer spending is enough at this stage to suggest that they can stay up in the Premier League this season, but an out-and-out goalscorer may change that opinion if they can bring one in before the window shuts.

📊 Tottenham v Burnley H2H

The most recent head-to-head meeting between these sides was back in May 2024, with Tottenham running out 2-1 winners at home. Tottenham also won the clash between the sides at Turf Moor that season (5-2).

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