We weren't getting forward as often as before and as the Saints grew in confidence, they found a way to win.
The only positive for Southampton was that it was only 1-0 at the half-time break and after Hasenhuttl brought Shane Long and Josh Sims on for the restart, they were much more unsafe as they threatened with pace and running they had not shown before.
That much could be taken from the scenes at the final whistle.
What a difference a half-time team talk can make, as Southampton were a much-improved team in the second half to the slow, limp display they produced in the opening 45 minutes.
The Saints completed the turnaround on 81 minutes through a sumptuous James Ward-Prowse free-kick, with Spurs fortunate to avoid a red card after Kyle Walker-Peters clipped Armstrong to deny what appeared to be a clear goalscoring opportunity, while Moussa Sissoko avoided red for an apparent headbutt, although it mattered little as the hosts held on for a vital win.
"Of course I would return", he said when asked by TVE.
Mauricio Pochettino began his two-match touchline ban at his former club with Jesus Perez taking the senior role on the bench, but Spurs began quickly at St Mary's with Kane sending two volleys off target in quick succession.
Struggling Southampton, meanwhile, have been on a downward spiral since twice qualifying for the Europa League in recent seasons and need points to drag themselves away from relegation danger. It's good because a lot of people now are going to realise our real level and maybe start to stop talking about the perception.
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"In the second half it was arrogance in a bad way".
Kane freed Alli in behind the Southampton defence and he then returned the favour to pick out the England captain at the back post, who controlled and slotted low past Angus Gunn for his 200th career goal.
Substitutes: Sims (7), Long (6), Armstrong (7).
And it was that panic, allied to a general drop in intensity by the visitors, that led to Southampton's equaliser.
Jan Vertonghen missed with a side volley attempt after Kane won a corner in the 52nd minute.
But someone was - Valery, who struck from close range to secure his second goal in two games following his stunning strike against Manchester United last week. But the Scotland global was celebrating soon after when Ward-Prowse, located by the D of Spurs's area, arched the subsequent set piece past Hugo Lloris.
Southampton made two substitutions ahead of the restart, but Spurs picked up where they left off as Kane sent a shot whistling past the far post after drifting inside two Saints defenders.
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