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.

Postecoglou named several inexperienced European players in his starting line-up, with 18-year-old's Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall also starting at Rams Park

But Williams-Barnett is not the only youngster called up with 17-year-old midfielder Callum Olusesi spotted boarding the plane. The 16-year-old midfielder has enjoyed a bright start to the campaign with the Spurs U18s side but is yet to feature at U21 level in the Premier League 2.