Spurs' Mikey Moore makes huge claim, Will Lankshear praise as Alejo Veliz and Alfie Devine score

Tottenham have a huge group of players out on loan all trying to make a name for themselves across the game.

New Spurs head coach Thomas Frank has run the rule over all of the youngsters within his squad. After the club's tour to Hong Kong and South Korea, the Dane agreed to a whole host of them heading out on loan to clubs across the Football League - with Mikey Moore and Alejo Veliz having already gone to Scotland and Argentina respectively.

Tottenham now have 11 players out on loan with more likely to follow them before the various transfer windows close across the world in the coming weeks.

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"I think it’s important that there is a fine balance," said Frank. "I think there’s a lot of learning training with the first-team boys here. I think that learning from the intensity, physicality, professional higher level players is very good and also part of having enough players in the squad.

"Then the next bit is the most important thing for any player is playing minutes, so that is that balance and we thought it was the right moment to get them out."

So how exactly did Tottenham's loan army get on at their respective clubs this week? football.london takes a look below.

Mikey Moore (Rangers)

Mikey Moore finally made his Rangers debut on Saturday evening after a long wait. He made the loan move to Ibrox at the beginning of the month, but was unable to make his bow as he had been waiting for international clearance, which only arrived when he turned 18 last week.

Moore was handed a start by Russell Martin in Saturday's Premier Sports Cup game against Alloa Athletic as the Glasgow club beat the League 1 side 4-2. He got an assist to his name with just 13 minutes on the clock as Nedim Bajrami opened the scoring.

"Performing well here to achieve what I want to at Spurs is a huge driving factor for me," said Moore in a . "I want to go and play in the biggest competitions and I want to hopefully be one of the best players in the world so it's massive for me.

"I've signed a new contract at Spurs but at the minute I'm focused on playing here so I'm just buzzing to go and play some massive games at this football club. I just want to play for this club and to become a better player. I think there are huge opportunities at this club and big games.

"It's a great club so I just want to play as many games as possible, score as many goals as I’m able to and excite as many people as I can."

Moore has a big game on Tuesday evening as Rangers host Club Brugge in the first leg of their Champions League play-off tie.

Will Lankshear (Oxford United)

Will Lankshear got on the scoresheet as he struck a low volley home to level the scores just nine minutes into Oxford United's 3-2 defeat at Hull City in the Championship.

United boss Gary Rowett told theOxford Mail of the 20-year-old striker, who has now started all three matches he's been available for at Oxford: "I think Will scoring, he’s been really hungry in games. He did really well. I thought he showed he’s got that little bit of physicality.

"When he went out on loan last season, that was one area he knew he needed to improve. He didn’t get lots and lots of opportunities to show that, but I think he’s worked really hard for the team.

"We know he can score goals. I think that will give him a little bit of confidence. Even in the first couple of games, he’s been frustrated because he wants to get off the mark.

"I think there are some positives to take, but I think sometimes those positives feel a little bit further away when you don’t get anything out of the game."

Alejo Veliz (Rosario Central)

Alejo Veliz also got on the scoresheet as he grabbed his first goal of his loan spell back at Rosario Central, having started five matches in a row for the Argentine side.

In Saturday's match against Deportivo Riestra, Veliz scored with a powerful header from a deep cross to spark wild celebrations in front of the home crowd just nine minutes into the contest.

However, Rosario conceded a penalty in the 89th minute and ended up having to share the spoils.

Alfie Devine (Preston North End)

Alfie Devine scored a lovely goal for Preston in their 2-1 win against Leicester after rounding the keeper and sending home a curling shot from a tight angle to open his account for his new club just seven minutes into the game.

"I enjoyed it from when I first stepped on to when I came off," Devine is quoted as saying in the Lancashire Post. "Yeah, buzzing. I was questioning why he came out at first and then when I took it round him, obviously the angle was a bit tight and I just thought if I aim for the back post then it's either going in, or someone's tapping it in - luckily, it went in.

"The staff players, everyone, have made me feel welcome. That's important because when you feel like that, you go on to the pitch and perform as best you can. When I was first coming in, (the manager) got to explain how he wants things to go and I think it was a perfect match; today sort of showed that a little bit, I think.

"I think it was sort of a no-brainer coming here. Obviously, I know the area from being (round) here as well, so that helped. When I played against Preston last time they had a few loan boys playing and stuff, so I always knew that when I came here it would be a step forward for me, and it's proven to be."

Alfie Dorrington (Aberdeen)

Alfie Dorrington is up in Scotland as well as Moore, albeit playing for Aberdeen where he won the Scottish Cup last season.

Since his return on loan to the Dons, the 20-year-old centre-back has started both of his past two matches. On Saturday he got another 90 minutes under his belt and kept a clean sheet as Aberdeen won 3-0 at Greenock Morton.

Dorrington will play European football this week as on Thursday night Aberdeen host Romanian side FCSB, formerly known as Steaua Bucuresti, in the Europa League play-off first leg.

Yang Min-hyeok (Portsmouth)

Yang Min-hyeok had to watch on from the bench on Saturday as Portsmouth lost 2-1 at home to Norwich as the 19-year-old South Korean did not get the chance to come on.

He did play the full 90 minutes in midweek though as Pompey lost 2-1 at home to Reading in the first round of the Carabao Cup.

Ashley Phillips & Jamie Donley (Stoke City)

Both Jamie Donley and Ashley Phillips had to settle for just 24 minutes of action as they came off the bench together in Stoke's 3-0 victory at Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship on Saturday. Donley had a chance to score after coming on when a corner fell his way.

Both players got handed scores of 6.5 in Stoke-on-Trent Live's player ratings.

Donley's review said: "Might have scored when picked out for volley by Cresswell corner." Phillips got these words: "More useful minutes through the closing stages."

George Abbott (Wycombe Wanderers)

George Abbott came off the bench for 31 minutes in Wycombe's 1-1 draw at Doncaster on Saturday.

The midfielder, who celebrated his 20th birthday the day after, had played just over an hour in midweek of the 1-0 win at Leyton Orient in the first round of the Carabao Cup.

Wycombe are back in action on Tuesday night with a home game in League One against Exeter City.

Damola Ajayi (Doncaster Rovers)

Damola Ajayi was another who came on as a substitute in League One as the 19-year-old entered the fray on Saturday to come up against his Spurs academy team-mate Abbott.

The winger came on for the final 13 minutes of the game and will be hoping for more minutes in Tuesday night's match at Huddersfield.

Ajayi scored his first goal for Doncaster with a deflected low finish 22 minutes into the 4-0 win at Championship side Middlesbrough in the Carabao Cup first round last week.

Tyrese Hall (Notts County)

Tyrese Hall had to watch on as an unused substitute on the bench in League Two as Notts County lost 2-1 at Barrow on Saturday.

The 19-year-old did play 26 minutes though in midweek in the 1-0 defeat at Wigan in the Carabao Cup and will be hoping to get more minutes as Notts County host Shrewsbury on Wednesday night in the league.