Reading 0-2 Spurs | Thomas on ‘exciting’ Mo and how Luka ‘deserves praise’ | OneFootball

Thomas Frank was full of praise for two players who made quite an impact in their first appearances in our 2-0 win at Reading on Saturday.

Mo Kudus and Luka Vuskovic pulled on the Lilywhite shirt for the first time in the second half of our pre-season opener at the Select Car Leasing Stadium - Thomas’ first game in charge since taking over as Head Coach.

Mo showed that he’s all about, that explosiveness out of tight areas, the ability to beat defenders and make things happen, and it was Luka who really caught the eye not just with his performance alongside Micky van de Ven in central defence, but in the Reading penalty box as well, where he provided the assist for Will Lankshear’s opener with a powerful header from Mo’s corner, and then drilled home like an arrow from Mo’s assist for 2-0.

Asked about the pair afterwards, Thomas, speaking to SPURSPLAY, told us: “Mo Kudus, he’s the newest one, I thought he was exciting to watch, had four or five very good actions where you can see what he’s about, his pace, his one-on-one skills, the way he can twist and turn going forward. That was a positive.

“Luka deserves praise, also an assist, great header, showed his physicality, his composure on the ball as well, he’s not getting stressed there when opponents are getting close – and what a strike! There were a lot of others where I’m getting to know them better. Of course, I’ve watched them a lot over the years, watched them a lot before I was appointed, and now in training, but this is where you see them here now and when you watch it back, that’s all the details we can go through.”