Seventh was probably not the Brave New World Mauricio Pochettino was contemplating when he came up with the title of his autobiography-diary.
Aside from a little hiccup at the start of this campaign when the table was barely formed, it is Tottenham's lowest league position since October 2015.
One imagines it will be temporary, too. Tottenham have too many good players to be falling long. Yet they need Dele Alli; and, increasingly, he is deserting them.
He is young, and young players can lose form; but what is most troubling about Alli this season is the inconsistency.