Aston Villa survive, and the nature of this FA Cup tie might mean Thomas Frank does, too. For this week at least.
His Tottenham Hotspur players at least gave it a go, which is all that most supporters would say they want. Many had been loudly booing with Villa 2-0 up at half-time. A few still were at full-time, but the anger had been tempered by a rousing second-half display in which they pushed Unai Emery’s side to the edge.
