Ange Postecoglou insisted Tottenham will always play their style and jokingly remarked his team would 'have a crack' even if they were playing with just five-men.
Spurs had their unbeaten Premier League run trashed by Chelsea in Monday's derby as Nicolas Jackson scored a second half hattrick for the visitors.
However, Tottenham still took plenty of plaudits after the 4-1 defeat after impressing first with 10-men after Cristian Romero was sent off and then with just nine players as Destiny Udogie quickly followed.
Instead of reshuffling and reorganising to Chelsea's two-man advantage, Spurs maintained their high defensive line and limited Mauricio Pochettino's side to running in behind.