Maddison looked sluggish against Galatasaray and in the first few minutes was easily beaten to the ball by Lucas Torreira. When Lankshear attempted a one-two with Maddison, his senior team-mate stopped running. Postecoglou was visibly upset on the touchline.

A £60million signing with so many injury problems would present an issue for any manager, but considering the specifics of Postecoglou's gung-ho style of play at Tottenham, the ex-Celtic manager needs as many players fit and firing as possible.

The Tottenham Hotspur boss will want to upgrade various areas of his team in the coming windows and one area of the squad will need a change or two