Harry Winks has managed that which he ought to have done some considerable time ago. He’s managing to play just well enough to distance himself from the rest of the hopeless herd of second-stringers at Hotspur Way.
The goal was incredibly welcome and, just like the following three, provided relief as opposed to any sense of glory. Although Winks has come out and explained that he fully intended the ball to either take a touch or if it didn’t, the accuracy was there for it to be a goal in its own right.
“It wasn’t a good enough performance. We were sloppy at times, we didn’t play sharp enough, with enough aggression, enough intensity,” the English midfielder said.
“I think everyone could have upped their game by a lot and at half-time there was a lot of harsh words and honest words said.
“We weren’t good enough, we know that. These are the types of games where, in the first 15 minutes, you need to settle everybody, score early and then hopefully it can be an enjoyable afternoon.
“My thought process was just to aim for the far corner and if I underhit it, or I connect to it as well as I wanted then someone will get a head on it.
“Whatever happens, it will go in.”