Tottenham Hotspur are now winless in their last three games after just eking out a draw against Bodo Glimt in the Champions League, days after they suffered another last-minute draw to an inferior opponent in Wolves in the Premier League.
Now, there's nothing disastrous about drawing three matches in a row. Technically, that's the continuation of an undefeated streak for Tottenham, and it's a much better "slump" than what would have qualified as a slump under Ange Postecoglou last season when Spurs finished 17th in the Premier League.
That being said, the standard is now higher at Tottenham under Thomas Frank, which is a good thing. And so there's going to be more of a focus on improvement and what Frank can do to keep making Tottenham better and better.
One recent change he's been experimenting with that needs to be stopped is the usage of young Lucas Bergvall as a No. 10. There's been some rhetoric about Bergvall being converted into an attacking playmaker from a box-to-box midfielder, and it's evident after these recent games that this would be a mistake.
Lucas Bergvall isn't a No. 10
To wit, Tottenham started Bergvall as an attacking midfielder against Wolves, and he was terrible. It was, in conjunction with his performance against Brighton in a more advanced role, his worst start of the season. Bergvall was ineffective at playmaking in both of these Premier League encounters, failing to register a single key pass.
What's worse for Tottenham is that against Wolves, Bergvall wasn't even able to impact the game as a ball-winner or progressor either in this role. Sometimes, managers outsmart themselves by saying, "Hey, I have a great young midfielder, why don't I just play him closer to the goal and we'll score more!"
That's overly simplistic, because the entire team scores less when you take a great athlete on both ends of the pitch away from an area where they can impact the game defensively and offensively in terms of covering ground. Bergvall hasn't been able to exert his full influence in a more advanced role, and he honestly doesn't have the same creation or technical quality to thrive as a pure 10 like a Xavi Simons or James Maddison.
Bergvall is good at creating chances, but he's better at carrying the ball and winning duels. He's able to do so much more for Tottenham in a deeper, box-to-box role where he can cover half the pitch, rather than being stuck second-guessing himself and often on the periphery of the game when he's further ahead.