Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino sent Jay Rodriguez a congratulatory text after the Southampton striker's superb double against Bournemouth.
But Pochettino admits Rodriguez's return to form, following a nightmare two years of injury, comes just at the wrong time for Spurs, who travel to St Mary's on Wednesday.
Rodriguez scored 17 goals in 2013-14 during Pochettino's final season in charge at Southampton but an excellent campaign ended in anguish after he ruptured ligaments in his right knee against Manchester City.
The forward looked back to his best, however, in Southampton's 3-1 win at Bournemouth eight days ago as he scored twice, the second a superb long-range strike.