GLENN Hoddle's White Hart Lane revolution looked to have hit a temporary stumbling block after the team missed out on their chance to go second in the table at the weekend.

But he must have given an inspirational post-match team talk, as the side that lined up against Bolton in the Worthington Cup on Tuesday were full of ideas, fight and flair as they ran out easy 6-0 winners.

Spurs were beaten 3-1 by Charlton on Saturday, but much more worrying was the manner in which they lost. Charlton's free-flowing, fast-moving football was in sharp contrast to the stuttering defensive and midfield play of Spurs.

Indeed, it was only summer signings Teddy Sheringham and Gus Poyet who injected any fire or flair into the Lilywhites' fightback after going 2-0 down early in the match.

While Poyet's 85th minute volley was without doubt the goal of the game, Sheringham and co. weren't able to penetrate the tight Addicks defence during the final five minutes, with the inspirational Dean Kiely worth a special mention.

However, the team that played on Tuesday, which brought in Antony Gardner for the cup-tied Dean Richards and Les Ferdinand for Sergei Rebrov, showed that the Spurs players really are just as hungry as the fans are for success this season.

After the Charlton game, Glenn Hoddle said: "The last time we conceded three or more goals, against United, we responded afterwards and we have to do that again."

Even he must have been surprised at just how well the team did respond, though, as Ferdinand grabbed a hat-trick of headers, while Davies and Iversen, as well as the unfortunate Barness, knocked the northerners for six.

Following the Tuesday fixture, Hoddle said: "The Worthington Cup has always been high on our agenda all season.

"It is a route into Europe for us and I'm not much bothered about what other clubs think.

"We're now three games from Europe and it means the semi-finals are massive matches for us."

The team will be looking to put their league season back on track against Fulham at White Hart Lane on Saturday.