What is going wrong at Spurs?

Mauricio Pochettino has seen his team have a distinctly average start

Things aren't terrible at White Hart Lane but many thought they would be doing better, so what is going on at Spurs?

It hasn't exactly been a disastrous start to his White Hart Lane career for new Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino.

However, on the back of two wins from two in August and a promising start, Tottenham now find themselves starting October having failed to win any of their four subsequent league games.

They've lost their last two at home, passed up a golden chance to win at arch-rivals Arsenal last Saturday and Pochettino's former club Southampton visit North London this Sunday currently flying high in second spot and perhaps with a point to prove.

Like plenty before him, the Argentine is finding that managing Spurs is a difficult puzzle to solve.

Arguably, Pochettino must work out some of the riddles he inherited before progress can be made.

Last summer there was major upheaval at White Hart Lane.

Seven new faces arrived with over 100m spent in a bid to replace the departing Gareth Bale.

During the course of last season both Andre Villas-Boas and Tim Sherwood faced the challenge of immersing so many new faces into the team.

Between them, those new signings contributed 22 Premier League goals last term - just one more than Bale's tally in his final season at Spurs.

Fast forward to this season and, having gone through two managers last term, Spurs still find themselves trying to figure out the best way forward.

Pochettino is making progress. Nacer Chadli and Erik Lamela have contributed more to the Tottenham cause in the first six games this term than they did in the whole of last season.

Christian Eriksen is once more flattering to deceive but there is no question Spurs have got a wonderful array of talent at their disposal.

The home reverse against West Brom in September was symbolic of this Spurs' squad and its failings.

The Baggies were winless in the league and conceded the lion's share of possession to their hosts.

Tottenham were neat and insightful in their build-up play with Eriksen and Lamela showing good movement and willingness to create.

However, inside the penalty box Spurs carried little or no threat, managing just a solitary attempt on target in 90 minutes.

Too often at White Hart Lane, opposing teams are able to frustrate the home side and plunder unlikely wins. For West Brom, see West Ham and Newcastle among their five home defeats last season.

Pochettino must find a way to produce a cutting edge to his team.

Roberto Soldado, signed for 26m from Valencia a year ago, has been reduced to a bit part player after a frustrating first season.

Emmanuel Adebayor is a menacing physical presence but the big striker appears to have lost his killer instinct - just one goal in six games a testament to that.

These are testing times for Pochettino, who will surely be looking at Graziano Pelle with more than a hint of jealously when his old side come calling this weekend.

More a reflection on those that preceded the current boss, but Tottenham are still suffering a post-Bale hangover.

Their scatter-gun approach to replacing the Welsh wizard has yet to pay any significant dividends.

For now, Pochettino must concentrate on injecting some energy and tempo into the players he has at his disposal.

Tottenham are a match for anyone on the road - five points from nine so far - but at home they are guilty of moving the ball from side-to-side in front of well organised opponents.

They lack the penetration to hurt teams that roll up at White Hart Lane knowing exactly what to expect from their one-dimensional hosts.