Nevertheless, Gray, who was given a rare breather against Manchester United last weekend, continues to relish every opportunity and with Ben Davies absent at Ipswich, the next battle for the versatile teenager could be against Manchester City's Erling Haaland on Wednesday.
When the England Under-21 international joined in July from Leeds in a deal which could rise to £40million, he was expected to split his minutes between right-back and midfield - like during his breakthrough 2023-24 campaign - but he has failed to start in the latter position.
The 18-year-old endured a torrid opening few minutes against Liam Delap at Portman Road but recovered admirably to ultimately win his battle against one of the form Premier League forwards.
Like I said during the week, we know he's playing out of position, we know we're throwing him challenges and Delap's a handful for anybody in this league.
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou heaped more praise on Archie Gray after the makeshift centre-back passed his latest test in a 4-1 win at Ipswich.
