They immediately bounced back in the Champions League
Starting off their Champions League campaign in the worst possible fashion with a 1-2 defeat against Monaco at Wembley, inevitable questions about the unfamiliar surroundings of another stadium materialised in the press.
Lodged in a difficult looking group this season in Europe, there was a lot of pressure on Spurs grabbing a win in their second group game against CSKA Moscow last time out.
While facing Russian opposition has often proved difficult in the past given the long distance travelled, not to mention the temperatures heading into Autumn, Spurs grabbed a vital victory courtesy of Heung-Min Son who has started the season fantastically.