One Tottenham man has been singled out for praise by Gary Lineker following his performance against Brighton.We have come to expect surprises from Thomas Frank’s starting elevens, and that was the case again on Saturday, with Wilson Odobert and Destiny Udogie making their first starts of the campaign.The Spurs head coach has been rotating his players in midfield since the start of the season, and at the Amex Stadium, it was Pape Sarr and Rodrigo Bentancur who started in the double pivot, with Lucas Bergvall playing as the number ten.The game changed when Frank replaced Bentancur with Xavi Simons on 61 minutes, with the attacking midfielder getting the opportunity to play as a number ten for the first time at Tottenham.Photo by @shakir.4k / InstagramGary Lineker impressed with Tottenham’s Xavi SimonsThe Netherlands international produced his best performance in a Tottenham shirt so far, being at his creative best and coming close to netting his first goal for his new club.The 22-year-old drew a good save from his compatriot Bart Verbruggen and fluffed another good chance, but Lineker saw enough to be convinced that the former Leipzig man will be a hit at N17.The pundit said on the Rest is Football podcast: “I think Simons will do all right as well. He had a couple of opportunities where he perhaps could have done better with a finish, but he was busy and looked to be a threat as well.”Thomas Frank was pleased with Xavi’s impactFollowing the 2-2 draw with Brighton, Frank hailed the impact Xavi made when he was introduced into the game, suggesting that the midfielder could have had a goal and an assist.Xavi has said that he prefers playing as a number ten, and he certainly looked a lot more at home centrally.However, the Tottenham boss insisted in his post-match press conference that the 22-year-old is also capable of shining as a left-winger.READ MORE: Tottenham’s Joao Palhinha tops Premier League charts for impressive skill that helps win gamesThe post Gary Lineker left impressed by Tottenham newcomer who looks like ‘a threat’ appeared first on Spurs Web.