Reaction as Spurs secure first win of the season vs Coventry LIVE!

“The players showed belief in how they’re playing. We were a threat right to the end at 2-1, pushing for the equaliser. When you consider where we are, having come up from the Championship, I think we’ve progressed in these first few games. “We’ve come here against a fully loaded squad, with eight of our starting XI having played for us last season in getting out of the Championship.

I thought they showed real personality in how they played and competed all the way to the end. “We had more than competed in the game, in terms of our feeling, our play and how we approached it. We’re never happy with a defeat, and I don’t want to overpraise the performance, but I can be honest with the players and say they can come away with their heads held high.

“Do we have to want more and try to win games like that? Yes. But that’s football. If two quality players put their efforts into the top corner and we have our chances, sometimes that’s the cruel side of the game. “We have to keep our feet on the ground. The performance was good, but we can get better. Every game is challenging, and Fulham at the weekend will be a real test.

“We won’t be defined by certain defeats like this away from home, especially if we play like that. We just need to maintain our consistency, keep the spirit of this group and try to grow from this performance.”

Tottenham goalscorer James Maddison to Sky Sports on his goal:"They are the ones you dream of. "Those dark days recovering from the ACL you dream of those moments and those goals. That is always the light at the end of the tunnel." That is why I felt really emotional and proud of Dejan Kulusevski today because I knew exactly that feeling he had stepping back onto the pithc after that amont of time out.

"Those moments and those goals they make it all worth it."

Tottenham goalscorer James Maddison to Sky Sports:"I hoped [I could make this type of impact]. I spoke to the gaffer about this week and feeling like the right moment for me to go back into the starting XI after a stop-start start to the season. "I just wanted to play well and to show my qualities and what the team has missed in the last 18 months since my last start.

"The gaffer asked me to play and wanted to enjoy watching me from the side, so hopefully I did that." A goal like that is always nice."

Coventry midfielder Jack Rudoni speaking to Sky Sports: “It’s frustrating. We felt we did well as a team and took the game plan to them well. In the end, it could really have been 2-2. We’ve just got to take the positives. It’s a cliché, but we have a big game on Saturday, so we’ll look at the positives and get ready for that. “Maybe we were missing that clinical edge. Sometimes things just don’t fall for you.

It’s football. All we can do is keep applying the pressure, keep working hard and getting into the right areas. Things are going to drop for you. “We’re away from home against a good team. Their league position probably doesn’t reflect where they should be because they’ve got good players. “Maybe we dropped a little bit too deep.

It was frustrating to concede so soon after getting the equaliser, but it’s tough away from home against a good team. You have to work hard to stay solid and get that second goal. “Marmoush came inside and showed his quality to put the ball in the back of the net. We have to try to nullify that as much as we can and not allow the shot. After that, I thought we applied the pressure well.

On another day, it goes to 2-2 and we come away with a point. “We showed we can compete in this league. It’s the little differences that matter, maybe getting more shots on target and getting into the right areas. We’ve shown we can compete; now we need to keep putting points on the board. “We’ve got two massive games coming up, starting at home on Saturday in front of our fans.

We’re looking forward to taking the positives and really getting after it.”

Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher on Monday Night Football on Spurs' second goal:"[Carl Rushworth] has got to save it! He's had a difficult start in the Premier League. That's being kind really. "He's found it tough and he's going to have to step up more than he has done, the Coventry goalkeeper."

Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher on Monday Night Football:"James Maddison definitely has more panache than Conor Gallagher in that No 10 position. "It was a joy to see [his goal]. He is one of the real characters in the game and you don't want him not around Premier League football." That was just a great moment.

When you're a player with an injury like that, there will be a fear: will you ever come back or will you be the same player?" There is still a long way to go, but he still has a bit of magic in his boots!"

Tottenham are off the foot of the table with their first win of the Premier League season. Spurs go above Coventry on goal difference. The promoted side sit just one point above the bottom three.

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