Mauricio Pochettino felt Tottenham had to prove their season was still 'alive' in the FA Cup on Sunday after a week of damaging defeats in the Premier League and Europa League.
Pochettino selected a strong side for their fifth-round tie against Championship club Fulham and won with Harry Kane scoring all three of their goals at Craven Cottage.
It came after Tottenham lost to Liverpool in the Premier League last week before being beaten by Belgium's Gent in Europe on Thursday.
Meetings were held between Pochettino and his players following those defeats, which left them in danger of dropping out of the race for two trophies.