Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has expressed his delight at the team's turnaround in fortunes in recent weeks.
Spurs have enjoyed a string of positive results, including wins over Arsenal and Leicester City.
These results have given them a chance of finishing in a Europa League position in the Premier League.
"The team is being a team. Even against Sheffield United we were a team, a bad team, but we were a team," Mourinho said after beating Leicester on Sunday.
"I think the team is understanding better the principles of playing and what we want to do. I think it's a good step.
"As I said, to come mid-season is always a complicated situation that I couldn't imagine was so complicated after so many injuries.
"But it's a situation that helps you to organise the next season.
"I think there are some important steps that we have done already and next pre-season when we start we are one step ahead."
