Having been browbeaten by the negativity of previous coaches having a manager who didn't dismiss the idea the team could be title challengers was refreshing.

Spurs have been decimated by injuries this season, with Postecoglou struggling to cope with the loss of Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven, in particular.Meanwhile, Ben Davies missed a large chunk of games,

Postecoglou went all-out attack after the break and they got back to within one thanks to late goals from Dejan Kulusevski and Richarlison, but Tottenham still left empty-handed and sunk to their fifth defeat in six league games, with their only point on that run coming in a draw at home to relegation-threatened Wolves.