The defence is the main problem but from what ive seen after watching both the friendlies is when the right team is on the pitch we are much more solid, in both games with Dawson he and his fellow center back are way to far apart and so leave achers of space inbetween, Dawson has also been playing suicidle balls, in the first half against Toronto Kaboul played, Ben Davis played and we also had Erikksen, Lamela and Soldado and we looked so much more solid, at HT all 10 outfield players where changed and thats when we conceded, Dawson came in again and did not get his back four together, the midfield did not close down and we were slow out the blocks, considering we have Vertonghan to come back aswell as Paulinho we can only get better!, I would like to give Kaboul and Vertonghan go together with Davis on the left and Walker on the right, Paulinho, Erickksen in the middle, Chadli on the left, Townsend on the right with Lamela sat just behind Soldado or Ade so we play 4-4-1-1 or 4-4-2.
If we can get the defence and midfield working together and the midfield and the strikers working together we ay just get it right yet!, what I have noticed is Pochitino is getting us to pass the ball forward as apose to hoofing it up field which is what I want to see!, my only little critisism would be we still look a little cramped in midfield still( when we play the ball out from the back the back four is struggling to find an outlet in space as the midfield come into the ball trying to play a tight diamond or one two, this is a very very dangerous thing to do close to your own final third as against good teams we will get heavily punished) ... just something to work on!!!.