Jan Vertonghen believes success in the Capital One Cup this season can kick-start a period of winning silverware at White Hart Lane. Spurs advanced to a quarter-final tie at home to Newcastle after overcoming Championship Brighton 2-0 on Wednesday.
"100 per cent," he said when asked if League Cup success would breed a winning mentality.
"It gives a bit of belief that we can do big things with the team and I think it would help us. We have got a lot of good players.
"Sometimes you just need a click and I hope we find it now - hopefully in the Capital One Cup. We are in the quarter-final now and hopefully we can force something.
"You have Chelsea, Liverpool, us, Southampton and Newcastle so we play one of the Premier League teams now and hopefully we can go through. Chelsea and Liverpool both have away games but obviously we have to look at ourselves.
"We wanted a home game, Newcastle is a strong opponent but everyone is happy and we can get back at them for last weekend."
Vertonghen had to wait three years at former club Ajax to collect his first winners' medal at the Amsterdam Arena.
"At Ajax the problem was after six or seven years you lose a bit of the belief of winning trophies," said the Belgium international.
"The first one there for me was the FA Cup of Holland and I think we won a couple of leagues in a row and then you start believing in yourself that you are able to do it."
