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I thought he was brilliant today.

I see a lot of people complaining about him starting behind the striker when the past two seasons he's been our top goalscorer and been leading the line but I don't see the issue. He could have quite easily scored today if he didn't put his shot wide in the first half. His link up play today was exceptional, everything good went through him and he got an assist to his name too.

I think at home, him and Janssen will cause ALOT of problems for teams, I like how he and Janssen switched it up and Janssen played behind him at times in the second half, Kane on his own can be a handful for defenders but with Janssen and his strength alongside him, defences will find it hard. They also looked like they'd played together for seasons.
 
I thought he was brilliant today.

I see a lot of people complaining about him starting behind the striker when the past two seasons he's been our top goalscorer and been leading the line but I don't see the issue. He could have quite easily scored today if he didn't put his shot wide in the first half. His link up play today was exceptional, everything good went through him and he got an assist to his name too.

I think at home, him and Janssen will cause ALOT of problems for teams, I like how he and Janssen switched it up and Janssen played behind him at times in the second half, Kane on his own can be a handful for defenders but with Janssen and his strength alongside him, defences will find it hard. They also looked like they'd played together for seasons.
Only saw the MOTD highlights so would like to hear from those who watched live, but was very impressed. He's obviously got a reasonably well rounded game already.

May be short term loss of goals (although he's started slow last two seasons) but I reckon this could be a long term plan with him to develop his all round abilities to a high level.
 
I thought he was brilliant today.

I see a lot of people complaining about him starting behind the striker when the past two seasons he's been our top goalscorer and been leading the line but I don't see the issue. He could have quite easily scored today if he didn't put his shot wide in the first half. His link up play today was exceptional, everything good went through him and he got an assist to his name too.

I think at home, him and Janssen will cause ALOT of problems for teams, I like how he and Janssen switched it up and Janssen played behind him at times in the second half, Kane on his own can be a handful for defenders but with Janssen and his strength alongside him, defences will find it hard. They also looked like they'd played together for seasons.
Say Harry was right up top though, and look at some of the chances we made in the last 2 games, would we have more goals?
The chance inside the 6 yard box at Everton ... good save no question, but would Harry have scored?
In at the near post twice yesterday ... Janssen made a good effort on both, but would Harry have scored?
Put through one-on-one by Dele yesterday, who would you back to score? Kane or Janssen?
 
Say Harry was right up top though, and look at some of the chances we made in the last 2 games, would we have more goals?
The chance inside the 6 yard box at Everton ... good save no question, but would Harry have scored?
In at the near post twice yesterday ... Janssen made a good effort on both, but would Harry have scored?
Put through one-on-one by Dele yesterday, who would you back to score? Kane or Janssen?
I've seen Kane miss easier chances.
 
Of course he might have missed them, but who would you rather see get those chances? For me it is Kane every day of the week.
Perhaps, though I think both he and Janssen are snatching at goal scoring chances a little bit.

Really need both of them to get a goal under their belts in the next couple of matches. If Janssen had scored last week, then I reckon he'd have put the Dele-assisted chance away.
 
Harry Kane: Tottenham a 'brotherhood' under manager Mauricio Pochettino
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LONDON -- Mauricio Pochettino has created a "brotherhood" at Tottenham that can help the club compete with their big-spending rivals, according to Harry Kane.

Tottenham have taken four points from their opening two league matches after a draw at Everton and Saturday's 1-0 win against Crystal Palace, but they face a battle to improve on last season's third-place finish after changes in the dressing room and the dugout at Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea.

While most of their rivals have spent big this summer, Spurs have signed Victor Wanyama -- who scored an 82nd-minute against Palace -- and Vincent Janssen for a relatively modest £28 million combined.

Kane, however, believes the "team bond" created by Pochettino will ensure Spurs can continue to compete with their wealthier Premier League rivals.

"We have got a great team. The manager has brought a couple of new signings in. We have got a great team bond. We went through a lot last year, both highs and lows, so we have got that experience together," Kane told reporters after setting-up Wanyama's goal at White Hart Lane.

"The gaffer has created a family atmosphere, a brotherhood between the players. Teams that buy a lot of players feel like they need to change something. The manager has felt we did not need to change too much. We have got a great core. Let the talk be about everyone else, like it was last season, and we will just keep doing what we are doing.

"We said before the game that we do not want to fall too far behind the leaders already. There are some top teams in the Premier League this season and we have got to try and stay up the top. Last season I do not think we won for the first four games and we wanted to put that right. It was important to win at home and hopefully take that momentum into next week.

"We played very well," Kane added. "We created a lot of chances in the first and second half and were definitely deserved winners. After a while, when you have chance after chance and they are not going in, you wonder if it is going to be one of those days. It shows the character in the squad. We kept going and got that all important goal at the end."

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Harry Kane set up Victor Wanyama for Spurs' lone goal in a 1-0 win against Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Kane won the Premier League Golden Boot last season after netting 25 goals, but he dropped back into the No. 10 role against Palace, with Pochettino handing Janssen his first start as a lone striker.

Pochettino said the role helped Kane to be "more free" and the England international is encouraged by his partnership with the Dutchman, and happy to play in a deeper role.

"I played as a No. 10 throughout my time in the youth team and a lot growing up, so I'm used to that position. It feels like a long time ago now but I am happy to play that role and I think it worked well on Saturday," he said. "I thought we played well together. He [Janssen] likes to hold it up and bring others into play. We created a lot of chances and on another day I think we both could have scored a couple of goals.

"If the managers want us to play together throughout the season then we are more than capable of doing that. We will create a lot of chances and score a lot of goals.

"The more players that can contribute to goals and assists, the better it is for the team. Vincent is a great player and on another day he could have had a couple of goals. I am sure we will both score goals this season, as will others.

"Some games you need [a second striker]," he added. "Palace like to drop deep. Probably last season there were some games you are alone up there and it is difficult to get on the ball and create chances. It is great having two strikers on the pitch. You have that knowledge of getting in the box, finding spaces to try and score goals.

"The gaffer will probably change it now and then throughout the season. We know we can play together and we have good options."
 

Tbh I think it's not surprising that most foreign agents and clubs are ignorant of what's going on at Spurs. All they're likely to know is that we lost the title and fell apart at the end of the season, so probably everyone is up for sale, right?

Fat fucking chance. Kane to Napoli is about as likely as me waking up tomorrow to find I've got two dicks.
 
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