Who do Tottenham need to sign following their Australian tour?
Where are Mauricio Pochettino's side lacking and where did they look good?
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Your support makes all the difference.Tottenham completed their tour of Australia with defeat against Atletico Madrid on Friday and Mairicio Pochettino's side now travel to Oslo to take on Internazionale in their final pre-season friendly next week.
But what did the North London side learn from their matches against Juventus and Atleti this week?
Where is the squad strongest and where do they need reinforcements, as they prepare for a return to the Champions League in the forthcoming campaign?
Goalkeeper
Hugo Lloris remains the undisputed number one but question marks remain about back-up Michel Vorm. The Dutchman impressed at Swansea but has made a number of basic errors in the Cup games he has mostly been restricted to at White Hart Lane and did not convince in Melbourne, conceding twice against Juventus early on and being beaten more culpably from close range against Atletico on Friday. Luke McGee came on for the last 15 minutes on Friday but had little to do. Spurs may think about looking at some back-up options, particularly with Real Madrid still being linked with Lloris. Jack Butland, Fraser Forster or maybe even Joe Hart - if he could be tempted away from Manchester City - could be worth looking at.
Defenders
Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld are the chosen centre-backs and England pair Danny Rose and Kyle Walker the first-choice full-backs, but a number of youngsters took the chance to shine at the back this week in their absence. Cameron Carter-Vickers caught the eye with his movement and strong tackling, even if he did mis-time one that led to Juventus' opening goal on Tuesday. With Kevin Wimmer, although currently injured, having proven himself a more than capable back-up last season, Spurs are well set in this area. The pacy DeAndre Yedlin impressed at full-back, despite being played out of position at times, and could earn another loan move for the forthcoming season. Child star Will Miller appeared a bit nervous at times while Dominic Ball, Luke Amos and Kyle Walker-Peters remain works in progress. Leighton Baines may be tempted away from Goodison Park, or perhaps the German international Jonas Hector may also be an option.
Midfielders
Spurs supporters have spent most of pre-season getting excited about Marcus Edwards' imminent promotion to first-team contention, and he and Anton Walkes both looked assured in Australia and comfortable in possession, despite the latter being played in defence on Friday. Victor Wanyama did his best Mousa Dembele impression in his first appearances in a Spurs shirt and the muscular pair will present quite an imposing duo to opponents this season. Erik Lamela led by example with his work-rate and enthusiasm - sometimes too much - and young pair Harry Winks and Joshua Onomah did not look out of place but will probably again have to settle for bit-part roles this season, with Eric Dier, Christian Eriksen, Heung-min Son and the less feted Nacer Chadli, Ryan Mason and Tom Carroll also in contention. Spurs did hit the woodwork twice on Friday but could do with more goals from midfield to support the likes of Harry Kane and Vincent Janssen. Dele Alli was productive last season but Lamela, Eriksen and Chadli under--performed, goal-wise, and an attacking midfield with an eye for goal could be on Pochettino's shopping list in the closing month of the transfer window.
Strikers
Shayon Harrison was afforded half an hour against Juventus and tried hard while Janssen shone in patches but failed to find the net. Harry Kane has carried the Spurs attack for the last two campaigns but is a traditional slow-starter to a campaign and, should Janssen take time to settle and find his feet in a new league, Spurs could find themselves in the market for another forward. Wilfried Bony has struggled to find a regular place at Manchester City, while Shane Long and Saido Berahino have been linked with the club in recent seasons and may well interest Pochettino again.
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