LONDON: Ryan Mason believes Tottenham have overcome the disappointment of last week's cup failures and are back on track in the race to qualify for the Champions League.
Mauricio Pochettino's side face QPR at Loftus Road this weekend with a Premier League top four spot their sole remaining target after exiting the Europa League at the hands of Fiorentina three days before Sunday's League Cup final defeat against Chelsea.
Tottenham's bruised morale was at least partially restored with the 3-2 midweek victory over Swansea that ensured Spurs kept pace with their main rivals towards the head of the table.
That result left them in seventh place, six points behind Manchester United who lie fourth, but having played a game less.
And with Louis van Gaal's side on FA Cup duty on Monday, victory over struggling QPR on Saturday will close the gap and give Pochettino's team another timely lift.
It may take more than a couple of wins to get the 2-0 Wembley defeat against Chelsea completely out of the system, but young midfielder Mason believes the hard-fought victory over Swansea was a major step in the right direction.
"The win against Swansea was massive after Wembley and going out of two competitions in the last six days, it was huge for us to get back to winning ways," Mason said.
"Wembley was disappointing. We felt during the game we were a bit naive at times but it's a learning curve and hopefully we'll get the chance to play in more finals and to win at Wembley."
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