Tottenham Hotspur have been subject to abundant pressure in the past week, especially since Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal went away with three points from White Hart Lane, which served as a hook punch in what has already been an underwhelming start to the season at Hotspur Way. The Lilywhites returned to winning ways in the English top tier last weekend as they got better of Brentford in what was a thrilling 3-1 win over Thomas Frank’s side.

Former Tottenham defender turned pundit Michael Dawson expressed his excitement about the fact that the North Londoners reacted brilliantly to come back from a goal down to win the game.

Michael Dawson praises Spurs’ resilience

The hosts found themselves starting the game with a goal down just 22 seconds after the kickoff when Bryan Mbuemo handed the Bees an early lead. And Spurs players had to respond, especially considering the massive pressure on their shoulders, and they did exactly that seven minutes later when £65 million summer arrival Dominic Solanke scored his first goal for the club.

Underfire duo Brennan Johnson and James Maddison scored the other two to put the game to bed. And when Dawson was quizzed about the display of his former side, he said: (via Fox Sports)

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“Convincing performance (and) convincing result. (Spurs) reacted brilliantly; they really, really did. From that moment there was only going to be one team on the front foot (who) was going to win his football match.”

Looking at how the players responded to going a goal down shows the grit and resilience in this squad. And they would be looking to build on this win in the midweek, where they turn attention to the Europa League, where Azerbaijani side Qarabağ FK will travel to North London.

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