This article was originally published on www.si.com as Three Opening Day Decisions for Thomas Frank to Make at Tottenham. Thomas Frank’s analogy to summarise Tottenham Hotspur’s defeat in the UEFA Super Cup was unique, but perfect.

Spurs celebrated a 2-0 triumph as Joao Palhinha capitalised on a mistake by home debutant James Trafford shortly after Brennan Johnson had opened the scoring

Thomas Frank toasted the perfect start to life at Tottenham in the Premier League after a 3-0 win over Burnley, but joked Richarlison already had their goal of the season. Frank’s managerial debut for Spurs on Wednesday almost ended with silverware, but Paris St Germain fought back from two down late on to clinch Super Cup success on penalties.