Maddison hint, Bentancur's late exit, Austin error and 5 things spotted in Tottenham's Wycombe draw

Tottenham Hotspur opened their pre-season double header on Saturday with a 2-2 draw against League One side Wycombe Wanderers at their Enfield training ground.

Two goals from Pape Matar Sarr and a brace from Armando Quitirna ensured the spoils were shared in the second pre-season friendly of the Thomas Frank era. It was double header day with Spurs then travelling to Luton Town that afternoon for another Tottenham starting XI to take on a different League One outfit.

While that game at Kenilworth Road was played in front of a crowd, the first game against Wycombe was played behind closed doors at Hotspur Way on Saturday morning as Frank got a good look at a strong team that featured Brandon Austin, Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Luka Vuskovic, Ben Davies, George Abbott, Lucas Bergvall, Pape Matar Sarr, Wilson Odobert, Richarlison and skipper Son Heung-min, with a bench full of youngsters.

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Here are five things we noticed during the match at Hotspur Way.

Bentancur exit

There was a late change to the Tottenham line-up after it was published when Rodrigo Bentancur was deemed too ill to take part in the training ground friendly.

That meant 19-year-old George Abbott was drafted in to the midfield despite not being in the squad for this game originally.

The teenager gave a good account of himself with an energetic performance in the centre of the pitch and was leading the press often alongside Lucas Bergvall in the central duo.

The expectation is that Abbott will head out on loan this season after his successful spell at Doncaster Rovers but he will have left a good impression on Frank and the new coaches and will likely head out on the pre-season tour to Hong Kong and South Korea on Sunday if a loan move doesn't arise this weekend.

Sarr up top

Pape Matar Sarr showed his finishing ability in a role behind Richarlison during the game. With Frank setting up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, the Senegal international played between captain Son Heung-min and Wilson Odobert but often pushed up into a position that was usually alongside Richarlison.

That advanced position paid dividends early on when he followed up Wilson Odobert's saved strike after the Frenchman was played inside by Pedro Porro.

Then in the second half Sarr found an equaliser when young substitute Tynan Thompson produced a good low drive across from the left side and the older midfielder fired home his second goal.

Austin error

It was not a day to remember in a positive sense for goalkeeper Brandon Austin. The academy product, having finally made his Premier League debut last season, was handed his first start of the Frank era.

The 26-year-old made a complete mess of things though in the first half. The Spurs goalkeeper let a low shot from Armando Quitirna squeeze through his hands and body and into the net behind him.

There was little he could do about the same player's finish in the second half. Quitirna was picked out in plenty of space in the box and blasted a powerful shot past Austin and high into the net.

Vuskovic positioning

For the first time we got to see Luka Vuskovic playing alongside Cristian Romero. Frank decided to play the teenager on the right with the World Cup-winning Argentine switching to the left to help out the young centre-back.

Vuskovic's first appearance against Reading the previous weekend was eye-catching with his sweet strike to open his account for the club and his headed assist for Will Lankshear's earlier goal.

Against Wycombe the teenager was less eye-catching but put in a solid enough shift at the back. He did make one important attacking contribution as it was Vuskovic who sent Porro away with a ball down the right in the build-up to Spurs' opening goal.

Maddison hint among those watching on

As the squad for the Luton game was already at Hotspur Way there was an opportunity for various Tottenham players and staff to walk over and watch the game on one of their training pitches.

Spotted were Guglielmo Vicario, Mathys Tel, Brennan Johnson, Mohammed Kudus, Archie Gray, Mikey Moore, Alfie Devine, Yang Min-hyeok, Kevin Danso, Micky van de Ven, James Maddison, technical director Johan Lange, on his phone and U21s boss Wayne Burnett watching the game from behind the railings at the training ground.

There was a hint of what was to come with Maddison as well as the midfielder arrived in just shorts and a training shirt while the other players going to Luton were in their tracksuits. It soon emerged that the game at Kenilworth Road had indeed come too soon for the player to take part after only recently returning to full training after his knee injury.

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