There's no place like home as Gomes struggles in a game of chants

When the Tottenham fans greeted their former goalkeeper Paul Robinson with lengthy applause and chants of "England's number one", Heurelho Gomes must have felt the loneliest man in north London.

Robinson left Spurs for Blackburn in the summer after a difficult 2007/08 season and was replaced by Gomes, but the home supporters welcomed the 29-year-old with warmth as they paid tribute to his four years at the club.

Robinson responded by throwing his gloves into the South Stand after a solid display, while Gomes, despite keeping a clean sheet and finishing on the winning side, was left to reflect on another patchy performance.

The raucous cheering which accompanied every routine save or catch the Brazilian made betrayed the lack of confidence the fans have in him. For now, Spurs manager Harry Redknapp will persist with Gomes and the clean sheet should make the former PSV Eindhoven man feel better about himself. Yet Redknapp could be forgiven for wishing that it were Robinson, rather than Gomes, who was Spurs' senior keeper.

The arrival of Tony Parks as goalkeeping coach should aid Gomes, who has looked lost this season when asked to deal with high balls.

Parks replaces Hans Leitert, and the 45-year-old, whose penalty save handed Spurs victory in the 1984 UEFA Cup Final against Anderlecht, has been given perhaps the most important role at the club, certainly in the short-term.

Redknapp said: "Gomes is an intelligent guy. He could hear the crowd singing to Robinson and it is not easy. But he did well. I was pleased with him. He did drop one [cross], but it didn't cost us.

"It is important that he kept a clean sheet. He has worked with Tony Parks, who has spent time talking to him and encouraging him and doing some good work on the training ground. I think Tony will be important to him.

"Guus Hiddink, the coach of Russia, has worked with him at PSV. Hiddink is no fool and he says Gomes is one of the best keepers in the world. When your confidence is low, it is very difficult."

Gomes was rescued by team-mate Vedran Corluka in the sixth minute after he spilled a corner from Morten Gamst Pedersen in the six-yard box.

Luckily for Spurs, the Croatian defender was the first to react, clearing the ball behind for a corner.

Three minutes later, Spurs scored the only goal of the game when Aaron Lennon robbed Martin Olsson before darting into the penalty area and feeding Roman Pavlyuchenko, whose precise finish from 15 yards gave Robinson no chance.

While Redknapp will still be concerned about Gomes, he was delighted with Lennon's display, which helped Spurs move out of the bottom three and into 15th place. Indeed, left-back Olsson simply could not handle the tricky Lennon's pace and skill and it was not a surprise to see the Swede sent off after 39 minutes for two bookings - both awarded for fouls on the winger.

Pavlyuchenko's form represents another reason for Redknapp to smile.

After a difficult start to life in the Premier League following his £14million summer move from Spartak Moscow, the Russian has now scored six goals in only nine starts, with five of those strikes coming during Redknapp's reign.

The manager's balance sheet reads played eight, won six, drawn one, lost one, which is a hugely impressive start to his White Hart Lane career, and vindicates fully chairman Daniel Levy's decision to axe Juande Ramos and his coaching staff and replace them with the 61-year-old.