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- Jan 6, 2013
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Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the Winner of the 'Most Retarded Spurs-related article of the Year' award.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/tottenham-should-eased-load-harry-8859293
Tottenham should have eased load on Harry Kane by signing Gonzalo Higuain or Edinson Cavani
The England forward's form is the fault of Daniel Levy for failing to sign adequate support despite increased revenue from the Champions League
Look at the amount of football Harry Kane has played over the past three years forTottenham and England and it is easy to work out why he has started slowly again this season.
His breakthrough campaign in 2014-15 was followed with a trip to the Under-21s European Championship.
Then a gruelling, and ultimately frustrating, Premier League season last time out, in which he again played virtually every game, preceded another summer away with the senior England side at Euro 2016.
Stir into the mix two pre-season trips to Australia with Spurs and you’ve got yourself a recipe for sluggishness. In fact, worse than that – there were times in France when the 23-year-old looked like an old man.
I always worry that in England we are forever making someone the great white hope – we did it with Gary Lineker, we did it with Alan Shearer and we’re doing it with Kane, too.
That’s a big burden for someone still as young as Kane, on top of being the main man at Spurs as well.
I lay the blame for Kane’s lack of freshness with Spurs, because they could – and should – have splashed the cash to sign a world-renowned centre-forward to complement him by now.
This summer, Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy knew he had the added revenue from the Champions League and a third-place finish in the Premier League, so why he didn’t shell out for such as Gonzalo Higuain or Edinson Cavani is beyond me.
I know Higuain moved from Napoli to Juventus for a king’s ransom and that it would have taken a similar sum to get Cavani out of Paris Saint-Germain. But landing a striker of their standing would have been win-win for Tottenham and for Kane.
Signing a Higuain or a Cavani would have taken some of the pressure off and afforded him the odd break that most, if not all, players need.
Kane would also get the chance to learn from a world-class striker – and that same world-class striker would also be scoring goals for Spurs. And it would have put that extra bit of pressure for his place on Kane and all players need that.
That is a pressure Vincent Janssen isn’t going to give him. Not only that, but it would have given Kane the time he needs to develop.
Mauricio Pochettino could have told a Cavani, ‘Harry’s the future, teach him everything you know’. He could then have turned to Kane and said, ‘Watch this fella in training, watch his movement, watch his runs, watch his professionalism’. Everyone benefits.
I know people will say, ‘It’s Spurs, Stan, not Arsenal or Chelsea’. But they could have gone in with a blockbuster bid that would have convinced the player to join them. Players don’t go to China for anything but money and Spurs could have made their money talk.
They could have speculated big-time and they and Kane would have reaped the rewards.
With strikers, what happens is that sometimes they are on fire and sometimes they look like they’ve been doused by a hose.
Look at Diego Costa, great in his first season here, awful last time out and back on fire this term.
Gambling on Kane and Janssen in the Champions League may not work for Spurs and they need to be staying in the Champions League on a regular basis, not making an appearance every third season.
Kane, the Golden Boot winner last season, will come good again soon but he needs the pressure taking off him a bit – and the only way you can do that is by signing one really top-quality striker.
Otherwise he’s going to look fatigued, he’s going to look a little ‘after the Lord Mayor’s Show’.
He’s still only a baby, really, and we shouldn’t be relying on him being the main man for both his club and country.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/tottenham-should-eased-load-harry-8859293
Tottenham should have eased load on Harry Kane by signing Gonzalo Higuain or Edinson Cavani
The England forward's form is the fault of Daniel Levy for failing to sign adequate support despite increased revenue from the Champions League
Look at the amount of football Harry Kane has played over the past three years forTottenham and England and it is easy to work out why he has started slowly again this season.
His breakthrough campaign in 2014-15 was followed with a trip to the Under-21s European Championship.
Then a gruelling, and ultimately frustrating, Premier League season last time out, in which he again played virtually every game, preceded another summer away with the senior England side at Euro 2016.
Stir into the mix two pre-season trips to Australia with Spurs and you’ve got yourself a recipe for sluggishness. In fact, worse than that – there were times in France when the 23-year-old looked like an old man.
I always worry that in England we are forever making someone the great white hope – we did it with Gary Lineker, we did it with Alan Shearer and we’re doing it with Kane, too.
That’s a big burden for someone still as young as Kane, on top of being the main man at Spurs as well.
I lay the blame for Kane’s lack of freshness with Spurs, because they could – and should – have splashed the cash to sign a world-renowned centre-forward to complement him by now.
This summer, Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy knew he had the added revenue from the Champions League and a third-place finish in the Premier League, so why he didn’t shell out for such as Gonzalo Higuain or Edinson Cavani is beyond me.
I know Higuain moved from Napoli to Juventus for a king’s ransom and that it would have taken a similar sum to get Cavani out of Paris Saint-Germain. But landing a striker of their standing would have been win-win for Tottenham and for Kane.
Signing a Higuain or a Cavani would have taken some of the pressure off and afforded him the odd break that most, if not all, players need.
Kane would also get the chance to learn from a world-class striker – and that same world-class striker would also be scoring goals for Spurs. And it would have put that extra bit of pressure for his place on Kane and all players need that.
That is a pressure Vincent Janssen isn’t going to give him. Not only that, but it would have given Kane the time he needs to develop.
Mauricio Pochettino could have told a Cavani, ‘Harry’s the future, teach him everything you know’. He could then have turned to Kane and said, ‘Watch this fella in training, watch his movement, watch his runs, watch his professionalism’. Everyone benefits.
I know people will say, ‘It’s Spurs, Stan, not Arsenal or Chelsea’. But they could have gone in with a blockbuster bid that would have convinced the player to join them. Players don’t go to China for anything but money and Spurs could have made their money talk.
They could have speculated big-time and they and Kane would have reaped the rewards.
With strikers, what happens is that sometimes they are on fire and sometimes they look like they’ve been doused by a hose.
Look at Diego Costa, great in his first season here, awful last time out and back on fire this term.
Gambling on Kane and Janssen in the Champions League may not work for Spurs and they need to be staying in the Champions League on a regular basis, not making an appearance every third season.
Kane, the Golden Boot winner last season, will come good again soon but he needs the pressure taking off him a bit – and the only way you can do that is by signing one really top-quality striker.
Otherwise he’s going to look fatigued, he’s going to look a little ‘after the Lord Mayor’s Show’.
He’s still only a baby, really, and we shouldn’t be relying on him being the main man for both his club and country.
