It was left to the kids to soothe the angst in N17. After the introspection brought on by a dismal run of form, it was at least heartwarming for Tottenham to seal their place in the last 16 of the Europa League thanks to three academy products puncturing the tension during a blistering end to an otherwise forgettable game.
This was not a night to rage at Daniel Levy, the beleaguered Spurs chairman. This was a night that belonged to Dane Scarlett, who did not look like a saviour when he came on with the score locked at 0-0 on 66 minutes. Inspiration was running low at that stage. Radu Dragusin had just added to the injury problems after jarring his knee and the underdogs of Elfsborg were beginning to think that there might be a goal in it for them.
