If creating a siege mentality in the dressing room is what it takes to get Spurs playing as a team, then so be it.
If there were promising signs in the thrilling 3-2 victory at Southampton on Sunday, this encounter showed how much work there is for Sherwood to do to get Spurs playing fluently and to turn them into authentic challengers for a place in the top four.
"I got spurs that jangle jingle jangle — I want spurs that jingle jangle jingle".
Tim Sherwood made one change to the Tottenham team that beat Southampton 3-2 last week, bringing Gylfi Sigurdsson, who got Spurs' late winner that day, in for Mousa Dembélé.
Defoe got Spurs on their way at the end of the first half with a glancing header from Holtby's sublime pitching wedge of a pass.
Redknapp handed a first start to Falque and the youngster, on loan from Juventus, almost got Spurs off to a flying start.
Andros Townsend, who got Spurs up and running with a penalty, paid tribute to fellow scorer Harry Kane by tweeting: "Another good win!
During this second phase, some large early adopters get involved, spurring further headlines.
"Those kind of setbacks have got to spur you on.
"We were a little bit nervous at the start and the crowd were a little bit nervous, but we've got to spur them on and they've got to do the same for us".
