“For Harry, it was great to see another side of football – but it was even more important for him, and for us, that he scored three goals at Bournemouth”.
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Until his hat-trick in the 5-1 triumph away to Bournemouth last Sunday, the 22-year-old England global had managed only one goal in 13 club appearances.
Spurs will host a managerless Aston Villa in the Barclays Premier League before a vital Europa League clash with Anderlecht followed by the small matter of a north London derby at Arsenal.
And Pochettino believes a barren spell could be the making of Kane, who had been enjoying a year of consistent goalscoring since first breaking into the side on a regular basis.
Villa visits White Hart Lane having sacked former Spurs boss Tim Sherwood following a 2-1 defeat to Swansea City last time out.
Kane said: “As a striker you learn about yourself in those periods and you learn about what you have to do to get out of it. For me it was all about working hard and staying patient as it isn’t always going to go your way as a striker and you’ve just got to be ready for when it does”.
Pochettino said: “We know him [MacDonald] – he’s a manager that we have information on but the most important thing is how we [approach] the game”.
“You know, the rumours”. “When you are a striker and you are scoring goals, everything is nice and the sun is always shining – but when you stop scoring, everything is always dark”.
“But when the bubble bursts, the reality is different”.
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A few managers would moan about this unfair fixture congestion – but Pochettino has refused to criticise the Premier League or Sky Sports. This year the Argentine coach is getting ready to navigate through another heavily congested schedule starting on Monday.
