The tipping point is edging into view.
That moment when a honeymoon period, an unforgettable first few weeks when all you are doing is having fun and scoring over and over again turns into “Oh, OK, this is pretty serious… yeah, don't cause me heartache now, we have actually got something to lose here”.
As Spurs, however briefly, went five points clear at the top of the table, something which has not happened since 1960-61 when nothing in particular of note took place, their minimum ambition for the season surely solidified into something different to what will have been imagined 11 weeks ago when the campaign kicked off.
Then, with so many unknowns and variables ahead, an improvement on last year's position of eighth while playing some entertaining football and putting smiles on faces again felt like a minimum target.
Ange Postecoglou will not talk about targets for the campaign, which is fair enough, but in terms of statistical history, in terms of form and in terms of just how damn good Spurs look, their sights can legitimately be set at a high level now.
Not being at your best but still winning away from home? Having one shot on target but still winning 2-1? Well, you know what they say — that is the sign of… a top-four team.
OK, it is still too early for the 'T word'. But T as in top four? Definitely. Heck, no team has earned this many wins (eight) from their opening 10 matches of a 20-team Premier League season and finished lower than fourth. And in all likelihood, fifth gets you in the Champions League this season.
They have taken 26 points of a possible 30 under Postecoglou, the most a Premier League manager has managed in his first 10 matches in the competition.
Son Heung-min has scored eight goals in 10 games. He scored
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