Wednesday night’s deserved defeat at Manchester United was another underwhelming performance from Tottenham this season – and this time they did not get away with it.
Spurs have played 15 games in all competitions this season and only a handful have been truly convincing displays. Even the 6-2 home win against Leicester had moments where the Premier League’s bottom side were well on top, with the game in the balance before Heung-Min Son’s remarkable 13-minute hat-trick blew the Foxes away.
The results, however, have been impressive for Antonio Conte’s side. Nine wins, three draws and just three losses from those 15 games have seen Tottenham make their best start to a league campaign in 59 years as they sit third in the Premier League, while they also top their Champions League group.
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It is a performance-to-results correlation that is perplexing many.
“They haven’t looked that good this season with results outpacing performances and it may well be that results are starting to catch up with them now,” The Guardian’s Jonathan Liew told Sky Sports News.