FRANK'S DOUBLE BUBBLE

Fresh from dismantling West Ham, the Spurs boss has a new challenge - preparing for Champions League

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THOMAS FRANK woke up this morning to a new challenge.

Cramming a week's worth of match preparation into 36 hours is nothing new to the Tottenham boss.

But this will be the first time his “laser focus” has zeroed in on putting together a plan to win a Champions League match.

The Dane spent just a few hours yesterday with his analysts and coaches learning about tomorrow night's visitors to the Tottenham Stadium - Villarreal.

A new team for Frank to dissect and a new managerial adversary in Marcelino Garcia Toral and his 4-4-2 lineup to pit his wits against.

Frank said: “I like to train later in the day so I have three or four hours of preparation for myself and that helps massively because that is when I am fresh.

“That's when I hope I can make better decisions. That way I can put together a good plan.

“Of course, I have some info in there from Sunday.

“It is the first Champions League game at home, and is a big occasion.

“We want to start well, so there is a little bit extra on it.