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Regardless of whether we as fans are or are not still prepared to give him a chance to come good (and obviously after a performance like today's, there are going to be fewer and fewer people in the He Could Still Make It camp), the only opinion that really matters is Pochettino's... and sadly for Janssen it's hard not to imagine that his goose is well and truly cooked with Poch after the early substitution today. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if we never saw him on the pitch in a Spurs shirt again; get the feeling that Poch is done with him already.
He's an instinctive striker a bit like Defoe in that he shoots on the spot regardless of whether it's a good idea or not. If it goes in great but if it goes high and wide then they get berated for wasting the opportunity, something you can't afford to do at the top of the EPL.
Defoe has proven himself to be a very good goal scorer but he needs to be the focal point and teams have to play to his strengths. Janssen's problem is that he's surrounded by players whom at this stage are way better than him and his basic skill set doesn't wash in the EPL. This was highlighted early on this season when him and Lamela were 2 on 1 on the edge of the opposition box and anyone with a ounce of common sense would have passed to the unmarked Lamela whom was clean through on goal. But no, Janssen didn't look up despite Lamela screaming for him to pass and put the ball in row Z. I think we let him off as he was eager to score but this approach hasn't changed and it's now becoming clear that he's way out of his depth. Plus, unlike Sunderland (Defoe) we play an attractive brand of football and are a scary opposition for every other team in the EPL... we need players to step in and be able to play this brand of football... Janssen to date hasn't been able to do this and it's been to his and the teams detriment.