Through the first seven matches of both the 2025/26 Premier League season and the Thomas Frank managerial era at Tottenham Hotspur, the Lilywhites are third in the Premier League behind only Arsenal and Liverpool - last season's top two clubs. Their only loss thus far is to Bournemouth, who sit fourth in the table but are behind on goal differential (thank you, Burnley and West Ham).
As Tottenham head into the October international break, surely many a Spurs fan has taken a gander at the upcoming slate of fixtures when the Premier League resumes in a few weeks - as well as the Champions League - and has noticed that the future looks troubling.
In the next two months up until Dec. 3, Tottenham will have to face Monaco and PSG in the Champions League, and those will be their toughest opponents in the competition yet. But the Premier League schedule is even more daunting with tough battles against Aston Villa, a resurgent Everton, Newcastle, Chelsea, Manchester United, rivals Arsenal, Fulham, and then the Magpies yet again.
The fact that Villa and Man United are the easiest of the two opponents speaks volumes to how tough the schedule that lies ahead will be for Tottenham. But the remarkable thing is that even though Spurs are averaging two points per game right now after a light schedule, they could arguably get even more points with the tough matchups ahead.
Tottenham step up in the biggest games
Aside from the obvious point that eight games is more than seven, the number three is the most important one here. Tottenham could be getting three important attacking players back from injury in the coming weeks in Dejan Kulusevski, Dominic Solanke, and Randal Kolo Muani. And that's not even mentioning center backs Radu Dragusin and Kota Takai to add more depth to the squad.
Tottenham already have an elite defense - the only one to shut Erling Haaland out this season - and it's been the attack that has been the issue with a reliance on Mohammed Kudus to do it all. Spurs will have a more comfortable Xavi Simons, as well as two better strikers than Richarlison ready to bring everyone else into the game more.
Spurs are also notorious for playing better against the big teams, and their 2-0 romping of Manchester City - as compared to a putrid draw to Wolves - can help attest to that. There are so many reasons to believe Spurs are only getting better and better, and with their track record of being oppositely great against the best teams, Tottenham could paradoxically be even better in October and November.