Tottenham Hotspur had to come back from behind to keep their pre-season unbeaten record intact. Here’s what we learnt from Spurs’ second-to-last fixture before the start of the competitive season.Jan Paul van Hecke continues to justify Tottenham price tagWhen news of Jan Paul van Hecke’s transfer broke, many (including our former chairman) were astonished at the sums of money the club were willing to pay for a player with less than a year on his contract. It turned out that Roberto De Zerbi was the main instigator of the club’s pursuit of the centre-back, and with each one of van Hecke’s appearances so far, that pursuit has become more and more justified.Against Getafe, the type of opponent more than happy to sit back in a low block and concede space, Van Hecke was able to really put his best qualities on display. Whether it was his aggressive positioning, the willingness to go on galivanting runs with the ball, or his vision to play line-breaking passes. Van Hecke was probably Tottenham’s best player on the pitch yesterday, even if he failed to stop Getafe’s only goal with a late intervention.Even besides his really impressive performance, playing the match at Hotspur Way instead of at the stadium gave us all the rare chance to also hear how the players communicate on the pitch. And van Hecke’s marshalling of the defence was heard throughout the entire 70 minutes the match was played.With how erratic and unreliable a leader Cristian Romero was last season, hopefully in van Hecke and Micky van de Ven, Spurs have an incredibly synergistic and stable centre-back pairing for years to come.Credit: @thatfootballphotog / InstagramArchie Gray really might be the future Tottenham captainUpon arriving at Tottenham late last season, De Zerbi spared no superlatives to describe the abilities and the maturity of Archie Gray, even calling him a “future captain of the club.”This preseason, De Zerbi decided to make this prediction come true perhaps earlier than some fans may have expected, as Archie Gray led out the team as captain in all of their last four fixtures.Roberto De Zerbi’s judgement of players and their characters has been pretty much spot on so far, as Archie shows why he’s been held in such high regard by all managers he played under.Against Getafe, Archie was again forced to play at right back as both Pedro Porro and Djed Spence are yet to return following their World Cup campaigns. Even then, playing in his weaker position, the young captain hardly put a foot wrong and once again produced a performance fit for a grizzled Premier League veteran.If Roberto De Zerbi is able to give him a stable environment and consistent development minutes in his preferred midfield position, the sky is truly the limit for Archie Gray.The jury is still out on Lucas Bergvall and his future at SpursThere is no doubt that Lucas Bergvall has the raw athletic attributes necessary to become one of the best midfielders in Europe. And even in the short time under Roberto De Zerbi some of Bergvall’s weaker qualities saw significant improvement, like his passing, body positioning or first touch.But in the same time, his defensive awareness, reading of space and out-of-possession positioning stick out like a sore thumb in his game and have all seen relatively little improvement during his time at the club.Bergvall’s poor positioning cost Spurs the only goal they conceded against Getafe, and while he’s beginning to offer more and more of an upside in possession, it’s unclear whether Roberto De Zerbi can or is willing to invest so much time into a player that doesn’t really fit his game model.With his value sky-high, Spurs should really consider if their best outcome in handling the Bergvall situation is cashing in on the £60 million he’s worth.Spurs are still missing a few midfield techniciansDespite almost completely revamping their midfield during the transfer window by bringing in both Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes, Spurs still need to think about their current situation in the middle of the pitch.The pairing of Lucas Bergvall, Sandro Tonali and Conor Gallagher was ineffective at executing the highly technical, small-space play necessary to break down a defensive side like Getafe.For all the pressing and defensive upside that Conor Gallagher offers, his contributions in possession have so far been incredibly limited, and the absences of Spurs’ more technical and creative number 10s like Maddison, Simons or Kulusevski have been keenly felt.Without a conductor to play next to in buildup and a lockpicker to make use of Sandro Tonali’s running and aggressive positioning, the Italian’s effectiveness can only be limited.Tottenham’s transfer business cannot be overWhile all around the pitch Spurs were dealing with notable absences due to un-availabilities of various kinds, the one area where Tottenham have been pretty much playing their best players is in attack.Spurs’ front three is comfortably their weakest area of the pitch. Their striker options in Richarlison and Dominic Solanke have proven both inefficient and unreliable, while their two fit winger options in Mikey Moore (who has a loan agreement ready with Köln FC) and Mathys Tel, following Manor Solomon’s £5 million departure to West Ham, cannot be relied on to see them through a Premier League season due to their young age. It’s no secret that Spurs are still looking to add reinforcements in attack this transfer window, but with the Premier League season only a fortnight away, the time for that is quickly running out.READ MORE: Tottenham held second friendly vs U21s after Getafe, who played and who scored?The post Five things we learned from Tottenham’s draw with Getafe in pre-season friendly appeared first on Spurs Web.