Another Tottenham home game, and another fightback from Ange Postecoglou’s side to take the three points.
Sunday’s 4-1 win over Aston Villa was the eighth time this year that Spurs have recovered from conceding first to win at home in the league – equalling Newcastle’s all-time Premier League record from 2002 – and the 24 points they have picked up from those situations is 10 more than any other top-flight team in 2024.
In an ideal world, Tottenham would not be in a position where they are trailing in the first place, but for them to keep on getting themselves out of a hole shows more than just a real resilience and strong mentality.
Every time they come back to win, their players demonstrate that they can cope with the expectations that I know you face whenever you play in front of the Spurs fans, and also deal with the added pressure you get when things go wrong.
But, furthermore, their success reinforces their belief that their style of play, where they aim for high levels of possession and look to dominate the ball and really go at the opposition, is working.
One of the reasons I believe they have this record at home is because of Postecoglou’s philosophy – Spurs wear defensive-minded away teams down with their quality in possession and their constant push to try to win the ball back high up the pitch.
They don’t panic anymore when things don’t go to plan, and that’s why we see them regularly overcome setbacks without too many problems, just like they did against Villa.
There is a separate conversation to be had about whether their boldness should sometimes be adjusted away from home, especially if they are in the lead or have something to protect.
But it is undoubtedly a hugely positive part of their home play because, in the majority of those games that I have seen this season, they have produced dominant attacking performances and, eventually, got their reward.
They have won four out of their five league games at the Tottenham Stadium, scoring 15 goals in those four games. The one match they lost, against Arsenal, was the only time they did not create as much as they would like but, even then, they still controlled the game for long periods in terms of possession and territory.
