"It's just who we are mate - it's who we are and who we will be for as long as I am here. If we go down to five men we will have a go."
When Ange Postecoglou defended his decision to not abandon his attacking principles after a 4-1 loss to Chelsea in November 2023 - despite Spurs going down to nine men - it drew a mixture of responses.
There were those who admired his stance, and those who felt it foolish not to be more flexible.
In the main, Postecoglou continued to stick by those principles, but for the biggest game of his Spurs reign - and the club's recent history - he abandoned them.