Tottenham Hotspur have been slogging through games and dropping points when they should have been claiming all three, but for as many setbacks as there have been in the early going under new manager Thomas Frank, there have been more victories and a pervading sense that the club is heading in a better direction in the 2025/26 season than they were last season, especially in the English Premier League.
After a dreadful showing over the weekend in league play against powerful rivals Chelsea, Tottenham were able to get things right on Tuesday night in the Champions League with a 4-0 win over Copenhagen, finally taking advantage of a weaker opponent in the competition after previously drawing Bodo Glimt - one of their old Europa League punching bags.
On this day, young left winger Wilson Odobert was a cut above the rest on the flank, and with Mohammed Kudus out injured, the young Frenchman answered some serious questions that were posed to him by his own fanbase.
Odobert is too raw to be THE solution on the left wing every week, but with each passing week, the young prospect grows more confident. That quiet confidence was on display against Copenhagen, as Odobert won a trio of dribbles and even scored a well-taken goal in the 51st minute to put Tottenham truly in the driver's seat of the match.
For his youth national team of France, Odobert is a standout in nearly every match and provides obvious glimpses of the quality to become a future Premier League star. And on this day against Copenhagen, Odobert made his presence felt on the big stage.
He's been criticized more than he's been praised throughout the 2025/26 season, owing to the expectations placed on his shoulders as one of the main left wing options in a world without Son Heung-min, who rode off into the California sunset this summer transfer window.
But the praise needs to be as loud as the disrespect, and Odobert answered a lot of harsh criticisms with class and composure. His intelligence, nifty touches, and technical quality have not been lacking this season, and while the confidence and consistency have, that's the case for most young wingers playing for big clubs.
Odobert looked a lot more confident and effective against Copenhagen, and as he begins to truly put it all together for Tottenham, Frank may be looking at his new starting left winger for the next few months, at a minimum.