"Familiar failings from Tottenham, proof that a change of management can never immediately cure previous ills. There is, though, a fighting spirit within Thomas Frank's new Spurs, whereas last season in the Premier League, there was rarely much beyond surrender. Brighton scored two fine first-half goals, Yankuba Minteh's solo mission followed by an opportunistic long-range strike from Yasin Ayari, in a 45 minutes where Tottenham dominated possession but repeatedly left open the door."
"Richarlison's goal before half-time set up a second-half comeback completed by Jan Paul van Hecke's own goal. In May, Brighton's 4-1 win at Tottenham, completing a home and away double, proved to be the final act of Ange Postecoglou's reign. Under new management, Spurs were supposed to be a different defensive proposition, but at the Amex, particularly in that first half, Frank's team showed many of the foibles of the previous regime."
"Brighton continue to be enigmatic; brilliant one minute, wasteful of opportunities and prone to the type of pratfall that brought their equaliser the next. Fabian Hurzeler made four changes from the previous week's limp defeat at Bournemouth and improvement came. Tottenham featured three changes from the Champions League defeat of Villarreal. Rotating the squad for European commitments is a fresh challenge for a manager whose previous continental assignments were Europa League qualifiers a decade ago at Brondby."
Brighton took an early lead through Yankuba Minteh's solo effort and a long-range strike from Yasin Ayari despite Tottenham dominating possession. Tottenham pulled one back through Richarlison before half-time and forced an equaliser later when Jan Paul van Hecke scored an own goal. The match exposed recurring defensive frailties in Tottenham's setup that persisted after the managerial change to Thomas Frank. Brighton showed oscillating form, combining moments of brilliance with wastefulness and occasional lapses. Squad rotation for European commitments added fresh tactical challenges for Tottenham and influenced selection and performance dynamics.
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