Three and easy for Thomas Frank? Well, not quite – this is Tottenham, after all. Instead it was Andoni Iraola’s outstanding Bournemouth who ended his 100% start thanks to Evanilson’s early strike as familiar failings returned to haunt Spurs.
Had things turned out differently this summer, Iraola could easily have found himself in the home dugout having been coveted by Tottenham before they eventually settled on Frank. But after Spurs won Frank’s first two Premier League matches since he succeeded Ange Postecoglou, their shortcomings were exposed by the Spaniard’s high press and only Bournemouth’s profligacy prevented their victory being even more convincing as Tottenham’s players left the pitch to a smattering of boos.
