West Ham United showed a positive reaction to their recent loss in the Premier League.
The Hammers were beaten by Newcastle United at the weekend, but managed a 1-1 draw with Tottenham on Tuesday.
While Jarrod Bowen wanted to win the game, he felt that getting a point against a Champions League position team was impressive.
“That's what we needed [a performance full of resilience]," said Bowen post-game.
“The goals we conceded at the weekend were nowhere near good enough and tonight was about being a lot more tougher and keeping the ball out of our net.
"To a man I thought we fought excellently. We were playing Tottenham who are a top side, create problems for everyone they play and are going for the Champions League. We had to dig in at times and you've seen that everyone was on their knees at the end, but this is what these derby games take to play against a top opposition.
“We wanted to start strongly as it was a derby game, and you have to be up for it and start fast. We wanted do that and went 1-0 down which wasn't amazing, but we got back into the game through a great header from Kurt [Zouma] and then there were chances all game.
"I think we had some really good opportunities, and they had some as well. It was an open game, and it was probably fun to watch. The last ten minutes were difficult, but we stick in there and on another day, we could have got all three points. There are a lot of positives to take, especially after Saturday.
“[For the early chance] I knew Mo was going to cross the ball and thought Mick was going to take a touch, but he said he got pulled down quite late, so I couldn't react in time and got put off a bit.
"The keeper definitely caught me late [right at the end], but we obviously didn't get the decision. I think Tomáš [Souček] played me through and it was one of those bouncing ones where I was trying to help it on, but I felt as if the keeper wiped me out.
"We go to Wolves on Saturday who are also fighting for the European places. In the last three games we have played teams in and around us and if we want to finish in the European places then we need to get results from these games.
"Saturday was disappointing, tonight was an improvement and this coming Saturday we [need to] go there and win the game. That's the mindset we need to have. We then go on a run of games of teams below us, but they are still tough opposition."
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