Sometimes there is nothing like playing lower-league opposition to cure or appease Premier League neuroses and concerns.
Tottenham Hotspur's need for a win over Gillingham in their third-round EFL Cup match in September was not as vital as, say, then-underperforming West Ham United's 1-0 defeat of Accrington Stanley on the same night. But the 5-0 victory at White Hart Lane served up a welcome feelgood factor all the same.
Christian Eriksen and Erik Lamela had been dropped/rested for the preceding league win over Sunderland. Both relished the opportunity allowed by inferior opposition to remind of their creative capabilities, scoring three between them.