In addition to having the positives of a fightback, Postecoglou additionally had three senior figures again from long-term damage at an important level of their marketing campaign.
The Australian has been staunch in defending Tottenham’s below-par performances, which have them thirteenth within the desk, pointing to the truth that he has been working with restricted choices.
And the sunshine on the finish of the tunnel when it comes to accidents is beginning to attract ever nearer.
Striker Dominic Solanke and defender Cristian Romero had been each named within the beginning line-up for the primary time in a Premier League recreation since early January.
Centre-back Micky van de Ven, who has additionally been sidelined for the previous two months, was among the many substitutes and roared on to the sector by Tottenham followers when launched within the second half.
Solanke has scored 11 objectives in 27 appearances since becoming a member of from Bournemouth in the summertime, however struggled to rise up to hurry towards his former employer.
Romero obtained an vital 61 minutes below his belt however seemed rusty, particularly within the opening moments when he virtually gifted the guests a purpose with an errant go.
“There may be positively a way of nervousness there” Postecoglou added.
“We’re getting gamers again who’ve been out fairly some time. We have been eager to get [Cristian] Romero again and his first go reveals he isn’t performed for 3 months. A few of it’s simply anxiousness and nervousness which we have to get below management.
“I feel Micky van de Ven, Dom and Romero are high quality gamers and we have hardly had all of them 12 months. It offers the group a little bit of a lift to see them on the market.”