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.

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has defended the club following Hugo Lloris ’ comments that they were happy to be second best in his new book. The former Spurs captain said chairman Daniel Levy gifted the players watches with “ Champions League finalists” before they had even faced Liverpool in 2019.

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

Spurs have stumbled recently and lost their past three away games in all competitions. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Following up a cup win over Manchester City with victory against Aston Villa could finally kick the Postecoglou project into gear

Hugo Lloris revealed in his autobiography how the Spurs squad in 2019 received watches with Champions League finalist engraved on it.

Ange Postecoglou issues new Tottenham transfer update amid injury crisis - January window planning is well underway but Spurs boss remains fully focused on the games ahead

Spurs return to Premier League actiopn on Sunday as they face Ipswich Town but head coach Ange Postecoglou could be missing key players