Dominic Solanke is hoping a constructive run within the Champions League could be transformative to Tottenham’s season after a morale-boosting 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund.
Thomas Frank earned a much-needed increase to his place as Spurs boss with the victory in North London which places them inside touching distance of the final 16.
After a poor Premier league marketing campaign which has them languishing 14th within the desk, Spurs have been fairly flawless in Europe, dropping simply certainly one of their seven video games.
On if this win might be a turning level for Spurs after placing a 2-1 defeat to West Ham behind them, Solanke instructed TNT Sports: “I hope so.
“We’ve achieved fairly nicely within the Champions League and in case you look again to final season and the way nicely we did within the Europa League, it positively gave the staff confidence.
“We all know we haven’t been ok in Premier League this yr so hopefully this provides us the additional increase, we are able to enhance within the league and proceed within the Champions League.
“After we’re all collectively – gamers, workers, followers – that’s key.
We’re all one membership, all of us need the identical factor. We have to put the performances in on the pitch like we did tonight and hopefully we are able to keep on the momentum.”
It was an excellent evening for Solanke, who not solely began his first Spurs recreation since Could final yr but in addition notched his first Champions League aim – albeit in barely fortuitous circumstances, with the ball ricocheting off each his ft earlier than it slowly rolled into the online.
The striker stated: “I’d have most popular it to be a bit cleaner however a aim’s a aim.
“And I received to get pleasure from watching it go in in sluggish movement so it was good ultimately.
“I’m so completely satisfied to be again out right here, it’s my first begin because the final recreation of final season so to be again out right here and get the win meant the world.
“The Champions League is the competitors that everybody needs to play in, it’s the largest membership competitors on the planet.
“To get my first aim in it’s one thing that you just dream about.”
