Owen Hargreaves implored Tottenham to start games quicker after another languid opening period saw them trailing Sporting Lisbon 1-0 at half-time.
Tottenham recovered well in the second half and following a Rodrigo Bentancur equaliser pressed incessantly for a winner. But for a controversial VAR decision at the death, Harry Kane would have won it for Antonio Conte's side.
Speaking after the dramatic 1-1 draw that leaves Group D finely poised heading into the final round of fixtures next week, Hargreaves said that Tottenham must take what they did after the break and apply it to the entire 90 minutes.