It won’t be remembered as a flawless performance. The return to Bodo was far from ideal, yet Thomas Frank has reached a milestone with Tottenham, achieving double figures with only one loss.

Moreover, his team have an appetite for a fightback, not a quality many would attribute to Spurs.

From a two-goal deficit, they managed to send Brighton behind and clinch a point at home against Wolves. Now, in the Arctic Circle, they were down 2-0, outplayed for much of the match, but still managed to avoid defeat.

Richy brings up a ton

This poses a challenge as Dominic Solanke is recovering from ankle surgery, Randal Kolo Muani is sidelined for four games due to a leg injury, and Mathys Tel wasn’t included in the Champions League lineup.

The Brazilian missed an early opportunity following Lucas Bergvall’s exceptional play, yet persisted and was well-positioned to cause trouble, contributing to the 89th-minute equalizer that found its way into Bodo’s net.

Captain Chaos

Micky van de Ven, in his role as Tottenham captain, had a game to remember. His foul on Odin Bjortuft canceled an equalizer as Spurs trailed 1-0. Rodrigo Bentancur scored, but a questionable VAR decision for Van de Ven’s shirt-pulling voided the goal.

Following the disallowed goal, his frustration led to a reckless tackle that earned him a yellow card. His subsequent poor pass back to goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario resulted in Bodo’s second goal.

It was strangely chaotic from a player who has barely put a foot wrong since arriving from Wolfsburg. Here, he lost his composure briefly but went some way towards making amends with a header to pull a goal back, from a brilliant cross by Pedro Porro.

Missed opportunities

Brennan Johnson might feel aggrieved at his peripheral role this season having finished last season as top scorer and Europa League final goal hero, but he did little to prove Frank wrong when restored to his favoured position on the right wing, in Bodo.

Nor did Wilson Odobert on the left flank. It defied the boss’s explanation that his wingers were picked to fit a game plan. Johnson running in behind, arriving in the box and Odobert strong in one-on-one situations.

Spurs improved when the big guns came on, summer signings Mohamed Kudus, Xavi Simons and Palhinha all started on the bench. And they summoned a greater sense of urgency with them on.

Bodo fantastic on plastic

Bodo/Glimt’s prowess on their synthetic pitch is well known. Spurs overcame it in May with strong defensive display and threat on the break. A 3-1 lead from the first leg helped that night because they knew the Norwegians would have to come out and take risks eventually.

When they did, they were able to punish them. But, here, Frank’s team seemed to struggle to find the pace. It didn’t help that the three forwards failed to hold up the ball and carry them out of defence for more than an hour.

In contrast, Bodo set off with confidence, quickly into their rhythm and zipping precise passes to feet and dominating, albeit without creating a clear chance until the penalty in the 33rd minute when Rodrigo Bentancur’s senseless slide belied the frustration creeping into Tottenham’s game.

Slow to make changes

Spurs were lucky not to be more than two down when they launched the fight back. There was the first-half penalty skied high by Kasper Hogh, who also missed from the spot in Bodo’s Champions League opener against Slavia Prague, another sitter fired over from even closer by Sondre Brunstad Fet and scares at the end.

Frank’s team were outplayed in the first half but still resisted making changes at half-time when the game was goalless.

Jens Petter Hauge had fired Bodo ahead before Spurs made a change and had scored a second before the changes started to have an impact.