Minus Hugo Lloris’ these instinctive actions from Hugo Lloris, then Tottenham could have been ought of the game with the first few minutes of this clash. Southampton started far more brightly, and it is not unfair to suggest that this Spurs lot might well have caved had the task been greater to rectify than just the goal deficit.
As we start to go through the bare bones of the game, it will be crucial to establish who did what and how the sweet release from the clutches of the Portuguese Pulis improved us. Maybe it’s early days, and we’ll see the real new and improved Spurs against Manchester City!