Antonin Kinsky has one option: to puff his chest out and go again. But this will sting, make no mistake.
Life comes at you quick. First you're chalking off your first clean sheet in a dream debut against Liverpool.
You follow that up with another shut-out in the FA Cup win over Tamworth on Saturday.
All of a sudden you're being billed as the next Tottenham No 1 for a decade. But then last night happens.
A crash course in the perils of Premier League football for Tottenham's rookie keeper.