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Ange Postecoglou hailed 10-man Tottenham after their 1-0 win at Luton but insisted they have achieved nothing by going top of the Premier League in October.<\/p>\n
Spurs produced a gritty display to claim all three points at Kenilworth Road after Micky van de Ven scored his first goal for the club in the 52nd minute following James Maddison\u2019s cut-back.<\/p>\n
Tottenham\u2019s task was made a whole lot harder when Yves Bissouma was sent off for two bookable offences towards the end of the first half, the second yellow card for simulation, but Postecoglou\u2019s team held firm in the face of late Luton pressure.<\/p>\n
\u201cTwo different halves, I thought we played some great football in the first half. I thought it was as good as we\u2019ve played and we probably should have been two or three up,\u201d Postecoglou said.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously the red card changes the game but again I thought the lads handled it really well. They stayed calm and composed.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the end just the sheer will and effort of them to make sure we won, not just the starters but the guys coming on, it was a great collective effort.<\/p>\n
\u201cBiss made a mistake. He has been brilliant for us this year. He made a mistake and the good thing is how he reacts to these things.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis team-mates made sure that mistake didn\u2019t cost us and I\u2019m sure when Biss gets back in the team he will reciprocate and make sure that whatever else happens he can get us over the line.<\/p>\n
They’re not silly, they know it’s only October and being top of the league now doesn’t really mean anything.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith all these things I always look at reactions. What are we doing about it? I thought the reaction was outstanding.\u201d<\/p>\n
Victory helped Spurs take over from Manchester City at the Premier League summit with the champions in action on Sunday away to last season\u2019s runners-up Arsenal.<\/p>\n
A draw at the Emirates Stadium would keep Tottenham top for the international break, but Postecoglou played down their league position \u2013 despite this being their best start to a top-flight season since the club\u2019s 1960-61 double-winning campaign.<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cI don\u2019t think you read too much. They\u2019re not silly, they know it\u2019s only October and being top of the league now doesn\u2019t really mean anything tangible apart from the fact that we\u2019ve started the season well.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not like they\u2019re sitting in there thinking we\u2019ve achieved anything. We haven\u2019t achieved anything. All we\u2019ve done is lay some really good foundations.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur goals and ambitions lay in improvement. Can we play better? Can we become a better team? And if we do that then we\u2019ll see where that takes us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Luton boss Rob Edwards was frustrated that another strong display failed to produce any points.<\/p>\n
Spurs started impressively and could have been 3-0 up inside 10 minutes but Richarlison sliced over from close range before Thomas Kaminski saved another effort by the Brazilian and Pedro Porro rolled wide when one-on-one.<\/p>\n
Tottenham remained on top until Bissouma\u2019s red card when he went down under close proximity to Marvelous Nakamba, but there had been no contact and referee John Brooks showed the visiting midfielder a second yellow card.<\/p>\n
The clash played in front of a partisan Kenilworth Road crowd hinged on a crucial five minutes after half-time when Elijah Adebayo could not convert Chiedozie Ogbene\u2019s dangerous cross from the right in the 47th minute.<\/p>\n
Soon after Van de Ven tapped home when Maddison spun away from Alfie Doughty and picked out the Dutch defender in the six-yard box.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had a huge opportunity, a massive chance we didn\u2019t take and we\u2019ve been punished for it because we switched off for the short corner. Those two moments are big in the game,\u201d Edwards reflected.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are top of the Premier League, they will have chances and we are new to it. I was really pleased with a lot of what I saw, but I am really disappointed and flat as well.\u201d<\/p>\n