Lucas Bergvall makes big admission about working with Thomas Frank at Tottenham

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Lucas Bergvall has been speaking to the Swedish media about his game time at Tottenham at the start of the season and how he finds working with Thomas Frank.

The teenager would have been forgiven for thinking that football at the highest level is easy after Bergvall swept all of Tottenham’s end-of-season awards in his first season at the Premier League club.

However, Spurs have strengthened their midfield with the arrivals of Joao Palhinha and Xavi Simons this summer, with competition for a place in the side getting sterner.

Bergvall has started just one of four games this season, but the midfielder is not worried about his role under the new Tottenham head coach.

Lucas Bergvall says Thomas Frank believes in him at Tottenham

In Ange Postecoglou, the Swede had a coach last season who was not shy of trusting youth and throwing them in the deep end.

Frank works a little differently, but Bergvall is confident that he has the Dane’s backing, pointing out that he has come on as a substitute in all of the games he has not started.

The 19-year-old told Fotbollskanalen about the new Spurs boss: “Thomas is a good coach. It’s just a matter of continuing on the path from last spring. Then I got an ankle injury. Now it’s good, and I want to get back to that level and just continue.”

When asked whether the former Brentford manager believes in him, Bergvall responded: “Yes, absolutely. I’ve had to play almost every match. It’s just a matter of continuing like I did in the spring season.”

Bergvall is looking forward to playing in the Champions League

Tottenham’s Champions League campaign kicks off in less than a week, with the Lilywhites hosting Villarreal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium next Tuesday.

The North Londoners are back in Europe’s premier club tournament after a two-year absence, but it will be the first taste of the competition for many players in the squad, including Bergvall.

When asked about playing in the Champions League, the midfielder said: “It will be incredibly fun to play in the Champions League. Incredibly fun. I’m incredibly grateful, and it’s fun that I got to do it after the first season.”