Alderweireld, who scored Spurs’ second goal in Sunday’s 4-1 Premier League defeat of West Ham, said: “Of course, it affects you”. Kane should have made it three on the brink of halftime, dragging a low effort wide after being put in on goal, but secured the win on the other side of the half with a low, wobbling effort from long range. It was fantastic and we feel very proud.
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The Spurs goalscorer was humbled for West Ham’s consolation goal, however, getting beaten by Manuel Lanzini’s stepover before the Argentine lashed in to deny Pochettino’s side a clean sheet.
The value in backing against a home win is further enhanced when one accounts for the fact the Hammers have won three and drawn one of their last five against Spurs and have won four and drawn one of their last six road matches in the Premier League.
England striker Kane continued his searing form, finding the target in his fourth straight league game after 23 minutes to set Spurs on their way to a 12th consecutive league match without defeat, matching the club’s record Premier League run.
Many expected the club to stand still for at least another year, but the performances of Dele Alli and Eric Dier, in particular, have demonstrated that the immediate future is bright as Spurs look to prove that they can compete with the biggest sides in the country. The Argentine boss believes the north London team are an “attractive” proposition for any player on the planet. It’s a lot of things in his head. We need to stay calm with him. It was 3-0 when he got this yellow card, but he’s young.
The second half was more of the same with Spurs a potent threat however they were gifted their thrid goal in the 49th minute as James Tomkins gave the ball away to Eriksen who quickly fed Kane and he fired it in low from the edge of the box.
“A surprise is a word for something good – it was a shock”. We feel we can beat every team if we are on top of our game and that’s a good feeling.
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“Their third goal obviously killed us in that moment and after that unfortunately, we have to be happy with 4-1, which is a very, very bad result, especially against Spurs in a derby game”. He scored his first global goal in midweek and seems to go from strength to strength, running the midfield against the toughest of opposition and really making the most of the opportunity given to him by manager Mauricio Pochettino. “No excuses, they were much better”.
