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Lucas Bergvall has explained that Thomas Frank has changed him into more of a number 10 at Tottenham Hotspur this season.
The 19-year-old exploded on to the scene last season under Ange Postecoglou after arriving from Djurgarden and following an ankle injury towards the end of the campaign, the Swedish midfielder has returned this time around keen to make amends. That has brought a stream of impressive performances for Spurs with three assists in nine games and a delightful headed goal against West Ham this month.
That means Bergvall is only one assist away from matching his goal involvements for all of last season after less than a quarter of this season has passed.
Frank recently spoke about the work he has been doing with Bergvall in adding elements to his game and calming his play down in other moments. football.london asked the teenager what he felt he had added to his armoury under the Dane.
"It's a great question. I feel like I'm getting better every day. I played a bit of an eight in the beginning, now more of a 10 in the end," he said. "And it feels like I'm adding more and more to my game every day.
"So yeah, I try to help the team with contributions, with goals and assists as well. So just getting better every day and improving, yeah."
Bergvall missed the Europa League semi-final victory in Bodo in May with that ankle injury and now he is looking forward to making up for lost time in the Champions League in the Norwegian town with a Tottenham side that now knows how to win a European trophy.
"Yes, it's a big difference," said the Swede. "It's the best thing for me, as a player, to achieve to win the Champions League. It’s next level, but it's going to be a good game. A tough game. Bodo/Glimt is a good team, so we need to go out there and perform well."
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