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Ciaran Morrison

Sun 3 August 2025 18:12, UK

Tottenham manager Thomas Frank continued to assess his squad ahead of the new season with a 1-1 draw against Newcastle highlighting some good and bad performances.

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As Heung-min Son signed off from Spurs after he confirmed he would be leaving the club, Brennan Johnson opened the scoring after only four minutes with a strike which heavily deflected off Newcastle defender Dan Burn.

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Danso is still behind Romero in the pecking order right now, but he boosted his chances of earning another start in Spurs’ final pre-season test at Bayern Munich.

Djed Spence

With the performance of Ben Davies against Newcastle and Destiny Udogie’s knee injury keeping him out of the pre-season tour, Spence looks certain to start the season at left-back.

The 24-year-old will be given a tougher test against Bayern in Spurs’ final pre-season friendly where his credentials will again be evaluated against one of Europe’s best sides.

Pape Sarr

Perhaps Spurs’ overall winner of pre-season, Sarr looks set to start the UEFA Super Cup match against PSG.

Sarr was deployed in the number 10 position against Newcastle, and the midfielder led Spurs’ energetic press which began the match.

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Ben Davies

The 32-year-old has been a loyal servant to Spurs over the past 11 years, but his performance against Newcastle highlighted he will only be a squad player under Frank this season.

The midfielder though looks set to miss the opening of the campaign and with Dejan Kulusevski’s future at the club in doubt, Frank may need to sign another attacking midfielder.
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