Boos rang out from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in response to the performance served up by Ange Postecoglou's side.
In a year of false starts and injury crises, the game against Wolverhampton Wanderers encapsulates Spurs' repeated frustrations in one neat package.
The team started with eight first-team players sidelined and inexperienced full-back Archie Gray filling in at center half. Not that Tottenham Hotspur made it through the 90 minutes unscathed, Destiny Udogie was withdrawn through injury, giving the long-ostracised Sergio Reguilon a game.
When the action got underway, it took just seven minutes for them to fall behind to a Hee-Chan Hwang strike. Showing commitment and willingness, the North Londoners rallied and led the game before half-time. A comeback that would have been easier had Heung-Min Son not missed a 43rd-minute penalty.
In the end, the inability to get a decisive third goal was costly, as, with just three minutes of normal time remaining, Jorgen Strand Larsen rifled in an equalizer to share the points.
Not for the first time this season, a sober Ange Postecoglou stood before the cameras postgame and shouldered the blame.
"It hurts me as I'm responsible," he told broadcasters. "When I see how hard the players are trying, it hurts even more. I wanted them to get rewards for their effort. It hurts immensely. It's my responsibility for where we're at right now.
"I'll keep going mate, we've got work to do in getting some help with these players. Our role is to help them perform to their best. I can see how hard they're trying. If we were at our sharpest we'd have got that third and fourth goal, we were inches away.
"We are lacking the dynamic movement we need. Where does Deki [Kulusevski] get the energy from? Dom [Solanke], Sonny. These guys are fighting energy and aren't as sharp as we can be.
"We're dealing with a fair bit and we're not getting a smooth run at anything in terms of getting players back to allow us to freshen up the team. When we get one back, we lose one."
Injuries Not The Only Issue At Spurs
The injury list might be factual, but it doesn't explain all Spurs' woes this season.
Besides, the Australian coach's side has been brittle even when the first-choice lineup has been available.
Take the North London Derby, when a full-strength Tottenham Hotspur took on a depleted Arsenal. They dominated the game but lost because of a goal from a poorly defended corner or the 1-2 defeat by Ipswich Town, where the Premier League new boys punished Spurs for not being clinical.
Too often, a high-risk plan has been miscalculated, and opponents have punished Postecoglou's men. For example, in the 3-4 home loss to Chelsea, a more controlled performance would have seen them capitalize on running into a two-goal lead rather than capitulating.
Some pundits, like Jamie Carragher, have suggested that Ange Postecoglou's front-foot tactics are to blame for the fragility and dropped points.
"To play in that Tottenham defense, the demands to push as high as they do, they do some stupid things," he told Gary Neville's podcast.
"Overcommitting at a point where you've got no chance of actually winning the ball, it's nonsense. It's impossible to high press for a full football match, you can't do that.
"Some decisions are mind-boggling. I wouldn't like to be a defender in that team.
"They ask so much, they are so high, and there is so much space, so you've always got that threat of being picked off. There are things I like, the quality of football is great, but they don't make good decisions.
"I'm asking them to make better decisions. I love getting Tottenham games, I think they are a joy, you always get a great game and it's important you are entertained.
"But they have got to get players back, and then I hope the pressure doesn't build too much. It's a big four or five weeks for Spurs."
Last season was Postecoglou's first, and given that he was implementing a fairly radical new style of play, there was leeway for his side to make some missteps.
He began the campaign with a sense of positivity not seen at Spurs since Mauricio Pocchettino was manager, and his ambition was a refreshing change from the negativity that emanated from Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho during their spells in the hot seat.
Injuries last year were another major reason Spurs' season was derailed, and there is a question as to whether the intensity of Postecoglou's game may increase the risk of players being sidelined.